Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer

Responsibilities

• Mentor a team responsible for GNC design, modeling, and analysis for various spacecraft missions
• Design flight software, algorithms, and simulation products
• Develop spacecraft autonomy tools for constellation management
• Perform GNC component selection and subsystem design
• Develop and execute test processes
• Define fault detection and response protocols
• Conduct hardware-in-the-loop and Monte Carlo simulations
• Integrate flight and simulation software with analysis and operations tools
• Support internal and external design reviews
• Coordinate with global teams in Denver and New Zealand

Requirements

• B.S. degree with 12+ years of industry experience in GNC/ADCS
• Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Prior experience interfacing with aerospace customers in commercial or government sectors
• U.S. citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD degree
• 2+ years of RPOD design and operations experience
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Experience with Jira planning and workflow
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Hands-on experience with IMU, reaction wheels, star trackers, and gyroscopes
• Experience developing blended attitude solutions from sensor data
• Experience developing, implementing, and verifying flight software
• Experience with spacecraft on-orbit operations and anomaly resolution

About the Company

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services, complete spacecraft design and manufacturing, payloads, and satellite components to open access to space.