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GN&C Engineer
Moonshot Aerospace
Remote, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Remote
Discovered 1 months ago
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Responsibilities
- Develop and analyze guidance, navigation, and/or control algorithms for spacecraft and lander applications
- Build, maintain, and execute 6DOF simulations and associated analysis tools for mission performance verification
- Implement and validate state estimation filters (EKF) or control laws depending on subdiscipline focus
- Develop sensor and actuator models for simulation environments (IMU, star tracker, LiDAR, reaction control systems)
- Perform Monte Carlo analysis and trade studies to characterize system performance under dispersed conditions
- Support flight software integration, testing, and verification
- Contribute to technical documentation, customer deliverables, and program reviews
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and customer organizations
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- 5+ years of professional GN&C experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle systems
- Demonstrated depth in at least one GN&C subdiscipline: navigation and state estimation, guidance and trajectory design, or control system design and analysis
- Experience developing and executing high-fidelity spacecraft simulations (3DOF or 6DOF)
- Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience with configuration management tools (Git or equivalent)
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- Lunar or planetary mission experience
- Experience with Kalman filter design and tuning for spacecraft applications
- Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN), optical navigation, or multi-sensor fusion experience
- Rendezvous and proximity operations experience
- Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing and integration
- Flight software development or real-time systems exposure
- Familiarity with NASA Trick simulation framework or equivalent
- Propulsion, slosh modeling, or flexible-body dynamics exposure
- Launch vehicle or satellite GN&C experience
About Moonshot Aerospace
Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing9 employeesFounded 2019
Aerospace engineering and consulting firm providing GN&C, flight software, and simulation services to government and space clients.
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