As a GNC Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and implementing innovative flight control systems for advanced rockets. You will work with a talented team of engineers to design, analyze, and test vehicles and subsystems for highly reliable flight.
Responsibilities:
* Develop guidance, navigation, and control systems for our next-generation Starship vehicle.
* Investigate and define the systems architecture for multi-disciplinary vehicle systems.
* Implement new software or algorithms to enable mission-unique capabilities and leading-edge launch vehicle performance.
* Analyze launch vehicle trajectories, performance dispersions, and flight stability.
* Conduct post-flight data review and correlation with analyses for continued improvement of predictions.
* Support launch and mission operations of vehicles that you enabled.
* Perform testing of GNC software utilizing hardware-in-the-loop testing, Monte Carlo analysis, and algorithm unit testing.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline AND 5+ years of professional experience.
* Experience with control systems, orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, and simulation.
* Experience with the software languages Python or C++.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
* Postgraduate degree in physics or an engineering discipline.
* Experience in aerodynamics, sensors and actuators.
* Demonstrated project or professional experience in launch vehicle and/or spacecraft system.
* Capable of solving complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule as an individual or as a member of an integrated team.
* Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight.
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
* To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident, (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C., or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C..
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment is governed by merit, competence and qualifications. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability.