Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Engineer

Lentech Inc.•Greenbelt, MD

7d•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Lentech is seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Engineer to support NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission Operations. This position requires a self-motivated, capable person with strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must possess a positive team-player attitude, be flexible and willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities as they arise and be confident when communicating complex technical ideas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, or a related discipline, or equivalent education in related discipline with combined experience
GN&C experience with spaceflight hardware and in-depth knowledge of attitude determination and control algorithms and sensors
Extensive attitude modelling, simulation, and data analysis experience
Experience using data analysis tools/techniques (e.g., MATLAB, SQL)
Elevated mathematics and programming skills (e.g., Java, Python)
Excellent organizational, leadership, and oral and written communications skills
Demonstrates technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones
Ability to understand and apply new concepts within an evolving environment
Must be a US citizen with ability to pass a government background investigation

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of relevant work experience in the aerospace industry with concentration in attitude determination and control systems
Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git, Jira)

Responsibilities

Perform fault/anomaly analysis and performance trending of attitude control actuator and sensor performance, identify appropriate workarounds, and implement solutions
Identify potential control law issues, determine control modifications, perform simulations and analyses, and assess on-orbit performance
Respond to operational anomalies and provide 24x7 on-call anomaly support
Create and modify analysis and trending software tools
Generate technical reports and presentations
Develop and maintain command procedures, telemetry display pages, and subsystem operations procedures/documentation
Support planning and execution of ground test and spacecraft operations activities
Must be able to work on site full time at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, in a multidisciplinary team environment