Senior GNC Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer at Impulse Space, you will own all aspects of and provide outstanding technical contribution to vehicle GNC in all phases of development and operation while working closely with a fast paced, agile team.

Implement GNC flight, test, and analysis systems for high-performance space vehicles produced at scale
Develop robust algorithms for spacecraft: satellites in LEO and GEO, large upper stages, and landers
Generate GNC verification data for Impulse’s suite of missions
Participate in GNC software development, both flight code and simulation
For Senior and higher, mentor other engineers and define the best practices for vehicle GNC
Create tools to be used for all flight vehicle GNC systems, enabling missions to be realized quickly
Resolve technical issues with innovative, resourceful solutions
Communicate design needs, intent, and capability to the broader engineering team

Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
5+ years of experience in spacecraft GNC design and analysis
Proficiency in Matlab and C++
Experience with performing control analysis in time and frequency domains, estimation theory, or astrodynamics