Senior Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer

ClearSpace

The successful candidate will be a key member of the Luxembourg Team and will help develop the GNC architecture for one of our missions.

Be the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Architect for the mission
Define the GNC architecture for the mission;
Define and manage the GNC Subsystem Requirements;
Define the GNC simulator and the test specifications
Manage the GNC engineering team of the mission
Define risks and risk mitigation strategies for the GNC subsystem
Contribute to the optimisation of the overall system by capturing the needs of other subsystems and proposing the adequate GNC-level solutions for the other disciplines
Interface with the program management and technical team especially the System Architect and Robotic System Architect

Experience of GNC algorithm design e.g. navigation filters, guidance strategies and/or controllers.
Experience designing fault-tolerant GNC systems e.g. fault-tolerant algorithm / software design.
Knowledge and experience of GNC rendezvous and pose estimation sensors and methods.
Experience of satellite trajectory design and analysis e.g. walking safety ellipses, passively safe trajectories, abort manoeuvres and collision avoidance manoeuvres.
Experience of GNC hardware integration and test.
Experience with software packages commonly used for aerospace simulations e.g. MATLAB/Simulink and Python.
Experience of programming in C/C++.

(BSc/MSc) Degree in aerospace engineering or another relevant engineering/science discipline
Additional languages
Google Adwords experience
Strong analytical skills

Don't forget to mention Space-Careers when applying.

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