Senior GNC Engineer, Space

As a Sr. GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Control) Engineer for our Space team, you will own the understanding and design of all satellite GNC subsystems. The GNC engineering team will work closely with related teams, including Systems, Flight Software, Mission Operations, and Ground Software.

The Sr. GNC Engineer will lead algorithm design, truth and physics modeling, simulation and analysis for a wide variety of spacecraft and space missions. The Sr. GNC Engineer will help lead successful implementation, validation and GNC operations of Anduril’s fleet of spacecraft.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading spacecraft GNC software and hardware subsystems for various spacecraft efforts in all orbital regimes and working closely with bus providers for successful implementation.
• Developing modern, software-defined approaches to autonomous spacecraft operations with maneuvering capabilities to successfully accomplish mission objectives.
• Developing appropriate test plans and procedures to validate the GNC system during ground checkout, on-orbit commissioning and operations.
• Collaborating across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
• Coordinating with end-users, other operators and customers to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
• Supporting challenging schedules during ground testing, launch windows and on-orbit operations of the spacecraft systems.
• Directly interacting with customers to ensure mission success.

Required qualifications include:

• A strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Astrodynamics, Aerospace Engineering, Dynamics and Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or other engineering degree.
• Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, Go, and/or Linux Systems.
• Experience conducting spacecraft operations and satellite command and control with an emphasis on system reliability and uptime.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
• Experience with orbital mechanics and resident space object tracking capabilities.
• Experience developing 3-DOF simplified and 6-DOF high-fidelity dynamics simulation models used for GNC systems analysis and validation.
• Familiarity with rendezvous proximity operations and docking, orbital mechanics with propulsive spacecraft, spacecraft attitude determination and controls.
• Strong knowledge of spacecraft dynamics, orbital mechanics, and control theory.

Preferred qualifications include:

• A desire to work on critical software and hardware designs in the space domain.
• Experience testing propulsion subsystems in laboratory environments that mimic the space environmental constraints.
• Experience with testing/validation leveraging FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop testbeds and digital spacecraft simulators through nominal and fault scenarios.
• Experience with computer vision and perception algorithms to support GNC operations.
• Exposure to US satellite operations policy and constraints for relevant mission threads in all orbits.