Senior GNC Software Engineer

The role

You will lead the development of an onboard, real-time beam control system. You will design, develop, integrate, and test pointing control software for a space networking constellation.

What you will do

• Ownership of external interface between spacecraft and payload GNC data
• Manage internal interfaces between payload beam control flight software, antenna hardware, and optical intersatellite crosslink terminals
• Perform attitude determination, control, disturbance rejection, and pointing performance analyses
• Conduct closed-loop testing using SITL, HITL, and FlatSat platforms
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle
• Provide technical support for mission operations, including anomaly resolution and operational procedures

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a STEM field
• Senior-level applicants with prior spacecraft/payload GN&C software development experience
• Experience, knowledge, skill or interest in traditional spacecraft attitude state estimation and control algorithms
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience with Agile development practices, DevOps and workflow management tools

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a STEM field with relevant design and analysis work experience for senior level applicants
• Proficiency with simulation tools such as Ansys (Analytical Graphics, Inc.) Systems Tool Kit (STK), or GMAT for system modeling
• Proficiency in C/C++ or Julia
• Experience developing and validating operational spacecraft Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) systems
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance

About the company

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system designed to provide resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. The company is led by a team of experienced engineers from the networking and satellite industries.