GNC Engineer, Space

Anduril
Washington, Denver
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: OtherSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork","Documentation","Collaboration"]

GNC Engineer for Anduril’s Space team focusing on guidance, navigation, and control subsystems for spacecraft across multiple orbits. Collaborates with Systems, Flight Software, Mission Operations, and Ground Software to design, test, and validate GNC hardware/software, simulation models, and autonomous space operations, with exposure to LEO, MEO, GEO missions and space domain awareness.

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Anduril
Anduril
11 months ago

GNC Engineer, Space

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Job Summary

GNC Engineer for Anduril’s Space team focusing on guidance, navigation, and control subsystems for spacecraft across multiple orbits. Collaborates with Systems, Flight Software, Mission Operations, and Ground Software to design, test, and validate GNC hardware/software, simulation models, and autonomous space operations, with exposure to LEO, MEO, GEO missions and space domain awareness.
Location: Washington, Denver
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Work spacecraft GNC software and hardware subsystems for various spacecraft efforts in all orbital regimes and work closely with bus providers for successful implementation.
  • •Develop modern, software-defined approaches to autonomous spacecraft operations with maneuvering capabilities to successfully accomplish mission objectives.
  • •Develop appropriate test plans and procedures to validate the GNC system during ground checkout, on-orbit commissioning and operations.
  • •Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
  • •Coordinate with end-users, other operators and customers to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kEquityRelocationCommuter BenefitsPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in Aerospace Engineering, Dynamics and Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or other engineering degree.
  • •Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, Go, and/or Linux Systems.
  • •Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
  • •Experience with orbital mechanics and resident space object tracking capabilities.
  • •Familiarity with rendezvous proximity operations and docking, orbital mechanics with propulsive spacecraft, and/or spacecraft attitude determination and controls
Experience:SpaceDefenseAerospace
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkDocumentationCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MATLABSimulinkPythonC++GoLinux

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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