Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer II

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

15h

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 take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for 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 are great at what you do, enjoy working in a startup environment, and are passionate about developing GNC systems for leading-edge spacecraft, and aerospace communication systems, we would like to hear from you. In this position, you will draw on your experience on 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 through all stages of design, integration, test, and operations. As such, you will perform trade studies, lead design reviews, create models, and complete simulations and system testing. You will build, test, and fly hardware. As a CesiumAstro spacecraft team member, you will work on a small team to develop satellites and put them in orbit. The successful candidate will also present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team, as well as participate in proposal-writing efforts. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

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.
Responsible for Guidance, Navigation, and Control through all stages of design, integration, test, and operations.
Perform trade studies, lead design reviews, create models, and complete simulations and system testing.
Build, test, and fly hardware.
Develop satellites and put them in orbit.
Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive team.
Participate in proposal-writing efforts.