Astroscale U. S.
Aerospace
PrincipalGNCEngineer
“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.
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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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