Astroscale U. S.

Aerospace

PrincipalGNCEngineer

$170–195k Denver, Colorado, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Principal GNC Engineer at Astroscale U. S.. Skills: Guidance Navigation Control, Rendezvous Proximity Operations, Control law development. Design GNC systems. Develop GNC systems”

Industry & Context.

Aerospace
Problems you'll solve

Failure detection isolation recovery

Eligibility Requirements

U. S. citizen, Obtain TS/SCI clearance

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

12+ years GNC systems design, Subject-matter expertise in control, Experience with physics-based modeling, Experience with Monte Carlo simulation, Knowledge of sensors and actuators, Experience with GNC system design, Experience with GNC system testing, U. S. citizen, Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance

Nice to Have

Master's degree preferred, PhD preferred, Aerospace background preferred, Defense background preferred

What You'll Do.

Architect GNC systems

Lead GNC systems development

Implement GNC solution

Drive system level activities

Implement control law

Review engineering staff

Mentor engineering staff

Provide technical feedback

Support internal review

Lead customer meetings

Participate customer meetings

Lead supplier meetings

Participate supplier meetings

Prepare technical responses

Prepare presentation materials

Liaise with customer staff

Liaise with supplier staff

Liaise with global staff

Balance technical risks

Balance programmatic risks

Balance commercial risks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work independently; Work as part of team; Customer meetings; Supplier meetings; Global Astroscale staff

Communication Scope

Presentation materials; Reports

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