GNC Engineer

Thales

We are looking for aGuidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineering for the Attitud and Orbit Control Subsystem (AOCS).

Contribute to the AOCS related design, development and verification:

Derivation of the pointing requirements from the System specification;
Requirements allocation to the GNC functions, sensors and actuators;
Definition of the AOCS architecture (configuration, operative mode logic);
Definition and development of the GNC algorithms;
Perform stability and robustness analysis of the controller;
Production of technical documentation: Design Report, Pointing Budget, Performance Analysis and Evaluation Report, contribution to other AOCS and System budgets;
Development of GNC simulator in Matlab, Simulink environment.

At least 5 years of technical knowledge in the following areas:

Guidance Navigation and Control discipline;
Automatic Control Theory with focus on digital innovative controls (MPC, H¥, Robust control);
Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem architecture;
Flight Dynamics;
AOCS sensors and actuators;
Mission analysis (Orbital definitions);
Space environment;
Matlab, LabView ,“C” and “C++”, programming language;
Required Engineering Master Degree in Aerospace or Electronics engineering, or Physics;
Mandatory previous experience in Entry, Descent and Landing GNC design, development, validation and verification in engineering simulation environment and Hardware-in-the-loop facilities, applied to Moon missions;
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office package;
Good attitude towards analysis, synthesis and problem solving;
Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written);
Good Knowledge of Italian is appreciated;
Available to work in shifts if requested by the program;
Good attitude towards teaming and multi-disciplinary approaches;
Good attitude towards negotiations with Space Agencies and Subcontractors;
Available to support frequent travels and collocations abroad.