Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer
SWISSto12
Lausanne, Switzerland
As a GNC engineer, you will be responsible for the following functions:
- Conduct analysis and modelling of GNC systems to meet mission requirements, including attitude determination and control, orbit determination, momentum management, and propulsion manoeuvres.
- Design and optimize algorithms and control strategies for satellite attitude and orbit control systems and perform simulations and analysis to validate system performance under various operational scenarios.
- Perform GNC system validation campaigns using, for example, worst-case and/or Monte-Carlo approaches.
- Participate in the GNC verification and validation efforts, including test definition, testing, data review, and troubleshooting at various levels of hardware in the loop simulation and satellite test.
- Provide support to mission operations during satellite launch, orbit raising, and on station operations phases.
- Generate quality technical documentation and providing clear and concise presentations.
- Collaborate with technical staff, program managers, and executive management.
- Occasionally, you will be asked to participate in overall tasks and services inherent to a dynamic fast-growing company.
Required experience and competencies:
- Knowledge of controls theory, orbital dynamics, and GNC systems.
- Understanding of principles for spacecraft design, manufacture, assembly, integration, test, and operation.
- Experience with Matlab/Simulink.
- Proven ability to “think outside of the box” and thrive in an often-ambiguous trade-space.
- Demonstrated ability to write clear technical documentation of high quality.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ease at working across different cultures and different levels of an organization.
- Able to work on a self-initiated basis, while being part of a team.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, Physics, or equivalent and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Language: Fluent English is a prerequisite.
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