Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer II

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We pride ourselves on our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which fosters learning, development, and engagement across the organization. If you are seeking hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team. We are looking to add a GNC Engineer II to our team. If you excel in your field, enjoy a startup environment, and are passionate about developing GNC systems for leading-edge spacecraft and aerospace communication systems, we encourage you to apply. In this position, you will leverage your experience with previous spacecraft to lead a small team in the design and analysis of GNC systems for CesiumAstro satellites and payloads. You will be responsible for Guidance, Navigation, and Control throughout all stages of design, integration, test, and operations. This includes performing trade studies, leading design reviews, creating models, and completing simulations and system testing. You will also be involved in building, testing, and flying hardware. As a CesiumAstro spacecraft team member, you will collaborate within a small team to develop and deploy satellites into orbit. The successful candidate will also present engineering design review materials to customers and the executive team, and participate in proposal-writing efforts. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for this role.

Requirements

Master of Science (MS), or Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or institution
2 years of internship, research, or industry experience in satellite attitude and orbit systems
Expertise in attitude estimation, guidance, and control; coordinate frame transformations; linear algebra; and non-linear systems
Experience with multiple spaceflight missions from concept to operations
Experience in low earth orbit satellites
Experience with post-CDR test failures and on-orbit failures that guide your design and test philosophies
Experience with successful and unsuccessful recovery from on-orbit failures
Experience in conceptualization, architecture design, requirements specification, design, test, and operations of various GNC architectures and components
Familiarity with space mission simulation tools such as STK, Basilisk, GMAT, or FreeFlyer
Experience defining spacecraft trajectories and orbital requirements
Fluency with Python and C++, or other modeling languages
Familiarity with spacecraft mission design including events, pointing modes, maneuver planning, and operations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

CubeSat and SmallSat experience
Hands-on experience with spacecraft instrumentation, subsystems, and test labs
Experience with multiple mission simulation and flight architectures which drives your vision for the next generation of space software
Experience in LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space satellites
Experience with communications satellites

Responsibilities

Lead a small team in the design and analysis of GNC systems for CesiumAstro satellites and payloads
Be responsible for Guidance, Navigation, and Control through all stages of design, integration, test, and operations
Perform trade studies
Lead design reviews
Create models
Complete simulations and system testing
Build, test, and fly hardware
Work on a small team to develop satellites and put them in orbit
Present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team
Participate in proposal-writing efforts