GNC Senior Engineer-Lander Verified today
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer to lead GNC design for our lander spacecraft. You will work across all phases of the GNC lifecycle: mission and vehicle conceptual design, requirement engineering, preliminary design and sizing, modelling and simulation, algorithm design and software implementation, hardware integration, HiL and flight test, parameter characterization, and verification and validation.
Key Responsibilities
- Requirements engineering and preliminary design and sizing
- Modelling, simulation and model validation
- Detailed algorithm and control law design with software implementation
- Hardware integration of flight computers and sensors
- Support to HiL and flight tests
- Parameter characterization and estimation
- Verification and validation activities
- Manage and maintain technical baselines to ensure design meets project and functional requirements
- Collaborate with Avionics, Propulsion, HiL, EGSE and Ground Control teams for seamless software integration
- Deliver work packages on time, on quality and on budget
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or related field
- 5+ years developing primary flight control systems
- Hands-on experience with rocket-engine powered lander vehicles (planetary landers, reusable launchers)
- Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in control law design, sensor data fusion, modelling and simulation
- Strong understanding of complete control system chain: sensors, data fusion, onboard computing, control algorithms, actuators
- Proficiency in C++ and Python
- Experience in HiL testing, verification and validation
- Experience in parameter characterization and estimation
- Excellent problem-solving, communication and ability to work autonomously in fast-paced collaborative environment
- Fluent in English
Nice to Have
- Master's degree or higher in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or related field
- Experience in slosh dynamics
- Guidance and real-time trajectory optimization
- Vision-based navigation
- Hands-on experience with low-level embedded software frameworks, ideally NASA cFS framework
About Us
At The Exploration Company we are building spacecraft for humanity. We work with agility, make decisions fast while keeping our goals and systems in mind. We are open and collaborative, transparent about risks and obstacles. We are democratising space and offer a rare opportunity to contribute to that mission.
Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check. By submitting your application you agree that employment may be conditional upon this check.