Senior GNC Controls Engineer

The Senior GNC Controls Engineer will design, implement, and test closed-loop control systems for satellite pointing and station-keeping. This role involves developing high-fidelity satellite simulations to validate GNC controllers and performing rigorous performance validations through various methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement closed-loop control systems for satellites.
• Develop high-fidelity satellite simulations for GNC controller validation.
• Validate performance via software simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and on-orbit tests.
• Conduct stability analysis in both time and frequency domains and tune control gains.
• Support system identification using in-orbit telemetry to refine models.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on large-scale projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in GNC, controls, or related disciplines.
• Strong fundamentals in classical and modern control theory.
• Proficiency in frequency-domain analysis: Bode, Nyquist, gain/phase margins.
• Experience designing closed-loop control for dynamic systems.
• Proficient in Python for algorithm development and simulation.
• Skilled in C++ for onboard software development.
• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card required.