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Senior Navigation Engineer

Impulse Space
Colorado, USA
Full-time
Senior · 5+ years experience
Onsite
USD 145000-175000 yearly / year
Discovered 3 weeks ago
MatlabC++FreeFlyerGMATSTK

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Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and tune navigation and estimation algorithms (EKF/UKF, batch/sequential estimators) for spacecraft and high-ΔV orbital transfer vehicles.
  • Perform spacecraft navigation analyses: orbit determination, attitude determination, astrodynamic trajectories, covariance analysis, and navigation error budgets.
  • Develop and validate sensor models and measurement models (IMU, GNSS/GPS, star tracker, optical/relative navigation, radiometric).
  • Implement navigation algorithms in flight code (C++) and support SIL/HIL integration and test.
  • Run Monte Carlo analysis to characterize navigation performance under dispersed and off-nominal conditions.
  • Generate navigation verification data across Impulse's suite of missions.
  • Support navigation operations: real-time OD, console support, and anomaly response during critical mission phases.
  • Communicate navigation design needs, intent, performance, trades, and risk to the broader engineering team.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science or related for science
  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience in spacecraft navigation, orbit determination, or estimation
  • Proficiency in Matlab and C++
  • Demonstrated experience designing and implementing Kalman filters for rocket or space applications

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Demonstrated experience with navigation/astrodynamics tools (FreeFlyer, GMAT, STK, etc.)
  • Optical and/or relative navigation experience
  • Demonstrated experience in a startup or agile development environment
  • Additional Information: Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan . Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here .
  • Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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