Senior GNC Engineer, Space

The role

You will own the design of satellite GNC subsystems including hardware sensors, actuators, and navigation algorithms. You will lead algorithm design, physics modeling, and simulation for various spacecraft missions. The role involves implementing, validating, and operating a fleet of spacecraft.

What you will do

• Lead spacecraft GNC software and hardware subsystems for various spacecraft efforts.
• Develop software-defined approaches to autonomous spacecraft operations.
• Develop test plans and procedures to validate GNC systems.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test functionality.
• Coordinate with end-users and customers to turn needs into features.
• Support schedules during ground testing, launch windows, and on-orbit operations.
• Directly interact with customers to ensure mission success.
• Design flight software, algorithms, and simulation products.
• Develop spacecraft autonomy tools for dynamic space operations.
• Define automated fault detection and responses.

Required qualifications

• Strong engineering background from industry or school in areas 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Space team is dedicated to expanding AI-powered capabilities into the space domain.