Guidance Navigation and Control

 

 

 

The Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer will lead the GNC subsystem development life cycle of Space Kinetics platform. From concept development through mission operations, the GNC engineer will be responsible for developing algorithms which can be implemented in FSW, tested in simulation / hardware environments and monitored in flight. The GNC lead will be responsible for the overall subsystem development schedule to include both hardware and software elements. The GNC engineer will work closely with other system elements to define interface requirements for GNC sensors. The GNC engineer will be responsible for owning and maintaining the GNC portion of the Integrated Master Schedule. The role is based on our El Segundo, CA office in an onsite capacity.

• Lead architect responsible for GNC design for space applications
• Owns GNC subsystem level requirements, pointing budget and alignments
• Design of algorithms for FSW development
• Creates / Contributes to ground tools for constellation management
• Owns GNC component level hardware trades and selection
• Owns GNC level Verification and Validation (V&V) activities
• Conducts GNC design analysis and Monte Carlo simulations
• Supports / conducts hardware in the loop verification in system testbeds
• Support internal and external design reviews
• Works with senior management for GNC schedule and key milestones.

What It Takes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering along with 5+ years of GNC experience.
• Prior Spacecraft and Satellite Development and Operations experience.
• Experience working with a different engineering departments and teams within the organization.
• Prior experience directly interfacing with aerospace customers in the commercial or government sectors.
• Experience in modeling and simulation.
• Previous schedule management experience.
• Experience developing blended attitude solutions from a variety of sensor data.
• Previous Flight Software development and test experience.
• End to End project lifecycle experience.
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder).
• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Ability to maintain or obtain a Government Security Clearance is required. 

 

• The position is onsite at our headquarters in El Segundo, CA. Domestic travel may be required (up to ~20% of the year).