Senior Manager, GNC 300 Product Line
About The Position
Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is seeking a GNC Senior Manager to lead its 300 Product Line in Palo Alto, California. The role oversees the design, analysis, testing, and implementation of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms and orbital analysis for the product line while managing a team of engineers. Intuitive Machines is a space infrastructure company that builds spacecraft, connects networks, and operates infrastructure-as-a-service for commercial, civil, and national security customers. The company has built more than 300 spacecraft, delivered more than 260 kilograms of payload to the lunar surface, and provided precision navigation expertise for spacecraft across the solar system. The position combines people leadership, technical oversight, and strategic planning. It is incentive eligible, with the incentive plan and target determined based on the role and breadth of contributions. The California base salary range is $163,000 to $271,000 annually; pay is determined by job-related factors including experience, qualifications, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Eligible employees receive paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and a 401(k).
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace (Space), Astronautics, Mechanical (Dynamics), Electrical (Controls), Physics (Astrodynamics, Orbits), Applied Math, or a related field.
- 12 years of related industry experience in space GNC systems.
- 5 years of people management experience.
- Proven track record of leading successful spacecraft GNC programs.
- Expert knowledge of GNC algorithms and spacecraft dynamics.
- Proficiency with C, C++, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, and Julia.
- Experience with Git/GitLab-GitHub, Linux/Windows, and AWS Pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of GNC engineers across multiple experience levels.
- Define the technical strategy and roadmap for the GNC 300 Product Line.
- Manage resource allocation, hiring, and performance evaluations.
- Interface with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Drive innovation in GNC technology and methodologies.
- Oversee spacecraft attitude control system performance analysis.
- Guide simulation and modeling of GNC algorithms.
- Review telemetry data analysis from on-orbit spacecraft.
- Ensure the quality of GNC flight software components.
- Oversee hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing activities.
- Participate in proposal development and business planning.
- Establish and maintain technical standards and best practices.
- Manage project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
- Present technical strategies to executive leadership.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Health and welfare insurance.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
- Incentive eligible, with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
