Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer

Varda Space Industries
Any Location, CA
Job Description
Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem as a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer, responsible for designing, developing, and testing GNC systems from initial analysis/design through vehicle integration, mission planning, and flight testing.

Requirements

  • ADCS hardware performance specification including sizing of reaction wheels, torque rods, IMU/GPS, and star trackers
  • Design and implementation of autonomous satellite attitude control, collision avoidance, orbital rendezvous, burn planning and atmospheric re-entry algorithms
  • Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a space capsule
  • Develop 6 degree of freedom vehicle simulation using C++, Python and MATLAB/Simulink
  • Running Monte Carlo analysis to characterize performance of new vehicle and mission capabilities
  • Integration and testing of GNC sensors, actuators, and software in hardware-in-the-loop environment
  • Design and implementation of ground tooling necessary to facilitate fully automated maneuver responsibility and maneuver scheduling decisions
  • Monitoring on-orbit system performance; troubleshooting where necessary
  • Coordination with other spacecraft operators, 3rd party agencies, and the US government

Benefits

  • Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
  • Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth
  • 401(k) matching
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
  • Lunch and snacks provided on site every day
  • Dinners provided twice a week
  • Maternity / Paternity leave
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