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platform in space to benefit life on Earth and together we will alter the
course of humanity.
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extraordinary team.
About the RoleAre you an experienced spacecraft GNC engineer looking for a new
challenge? Are you excited by the prospect of using your talents to build
and protect the space economy of the future?
As a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer, you will be
using your skills and expertise to design and analyze satellite hardware and
software configurations, design and test GNC algorithms, build and test
flight software, create and use design tools, build and analyze
simulations, and more for various small satellite programs. Your technical
duties involve the design, development, evaluation, and test of new
products and software throughout the product lifecycle.
The design of configurations and algorithms stem from understanding,
analyzing and evaluating satellite and constellation capabilities, mission
concepts, and system requirements. Your work will ensure we meet customer
requirements by making data-driven decisions in architecting, planning,
building and testing the design in a testbed prototype and subsequent delivery
of the end product. Along the way, you will build tools and contribute to
analyses of various architectures that include space vehicles, satellites,
sensors, communications, and ground infrastructure; evolving or creating
new approaches based on analysis results. You will also contribute to
evaluating the mission effectiveness of the candidate approaches, balancing
mission objectives against factors such as development and lifecycle costs.
The successful candidate will have experience with at least most portions of
the software life cycle (concept development, requirements definition,
design, development, testing, and deployment). Additionally, the
successful candidate will have experience doing GN&C-related analysis such
as performance analysis, multi-sensor fusion and estimation/filtering,
sensor processing and/or other advanced GN&C analyses. This individual has
a strong working knowledge of Matlab and Simulink and experience with code
development. Object-oriented design using the C and C++ languages is a
plus, as is having experience in deploying and testing flight code on
embedded processors. Experience with Agile Scrum is desired. Local area travel
between Louisville and Centennial may be required.
Must-haves:
Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Physics, or other related discipline and typically 10 or more
years of relevant GNC experience
Higher education may substitute for relevant experience
Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education
Understanding of engineering principles and practices
Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation
Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams
Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI US Government clearance
Preferred:
Masters of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Physics, or other related discipline and typically 7 or more
years of relevant GNC experience
Active TS/SCI US Government clearance
Experience with system modeling tools, such as MATLAB/Simulink and STK
Experience with C/C++
Experience with Python
Experience with GNC nalysis and simulation
Previous experience with navigation filters and fault detection algorithms
Experience with related aerospace vehicles, sensor suites, and missions
Exposure to vehicle stability principles and control system design and
analysis
Experience with auto-code generation
Experience in RPO development and test
Knowledge of the ramifications imposed on GNC design by RPO activities
Experience with containerization and microservices
History of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development
setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis
of alternative designs
Experience providing technical oversight of junior engineers
Experience providing scheduling and budgetary inputs for GNC efforts
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret U.S.
Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs
an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be
eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense
Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government
agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance
eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect
the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited
to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference,
criminal conduct, security... For full info follow application link.