GNC Engineer II (Accurate Landing)
About The Position
As a GNC Engineer at Inversion, you will have an instrumental impact on the functionality and performance of our next-generation reentry vehicles. You will own a substantial aspect of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control that will enable the accurate and precise landing of our Arc spacecraft. Aspects of this work include developing novel algorithms for the final landing stages of flight, building the modeling and simulation needed to quickly iterate on those algorithms, and rapidly flight testing them to achieve the required performance. This is a unique opportunity to work on the early stages of a novel reentry vehicle, including defining vehicle architecture and creatively solving new design challenges. Your impact will be on all aspects of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control that powers the world’s first reentry vehicle designed for turning space into a transportation layer for Earth. You will be a key member of the Accurate Landing team, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, Accurate Landing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Typically 3+ years of applicable experience developing and testing GNC algorithms or systems.
- Strong fundamental understanding of estimation and control algorithms.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, or C++ for simulation and analysis.
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment.
- This position is on-site at Inversion HQ in Playa Vista, CA.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience building code deployed to real hardware in a compute-restricted environment.
- Practical experience developing GNC for airborne vehicles.
- Hardware in the Loop (HITL) test experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
