Senior GNC Engineer

3 weeks ago
Contract
Senior
IoT and Embedded Systems
Red Canyon Engineering & Software

Red Canyon Engineering & Software

Red Canyon Engineering & Software develops cutting-edge technology aimed at facilitating space exploration and the utilization of renewable resources on Earth, while also engaging in significant missions such as searching for water on Mars and analyzin...

Aerospace & Defense
51-250
Founded 2000

Description

  • Design and implement GNC solutions for new spacecraft and mission payload integrations on Airbus spacecraft platforms.
  • Analyze, design, and develop GNC systems, including sensors, actuators, algorithms, flight software, and GNC electronics.
  • Support subsystem requirements development and requirement flow-down across the full development lifecycle, with emphasis on Design for Cost, Manufacturability, and Test.
  • Maximize reuse of existing Airbus heritage products and identify where modifications are needed.
  • Drive multiple design activities and potentially lead spacecraft, payload, satellite bus, and launch integration efforts.
  • Participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution across engineering and integration functions.
  • Support Airbus spacecraft development roadmap efforts, including design adjustments, schedule, and cost targets.
  • Support definition of spacecraft customization processes for customer mission needs.
  • Perform GNC system engineering activities to build, maintain, and evolve Airbus spacecraft products.
  • Promote cost savings through reuse of heritage platform designs and manufacturing infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM or a related scientific field; Master's degree preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 6+ years with a master's degree, in spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control system analysis, design, and verification.
  • 5+ years of experience in guidance, navigation, and control system analysis, design, and verification on spacecraft.
  • Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and STK.
  • Experience modeling, simulating, and analyzing spacecraft GNC sensors, actuators, dynamics, and algorithms.
  • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (SysML/UML), requirements, architectures, interfaces, and trade studies.
  • Familiarity with software development, verification, and validation.
  • Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as C and C++, and scripting languages such as TCL and Python.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.

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