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As a Senior GNC Engineer you will directly shape the in-orbit performance of a novel space vehicle. Your work will span vehicle-level dynamics and control, orbit propagation, flight software and HITL testing on our avionics. We're looking for someone who brings "full-stack" GNC development capability to the table.
As a Senior GNC Engineer you will directly shape the in-orbit performance of a novel space vehicle. Your work will span vehicle-level dynamics and control, orbit propagation, flight software and HITL testing on our avionics. We're looking for someone who brings "full-stack" GNC development capability to the table.
5+ years of professional GNC engineering experience, ideally on spacecraft or other dynamically controlled vehicles.
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Clear technical ownership of a GNC subsystem that has flown, covering the simulation, the algorithms and the flight software.
Strong background in modeling physical systems from first principles, including flexible body dynamics, sensors, actuators and the space environment.
Expertise in state estimation design for attitude and orbit determination, validated in flight.
Ability to verify and validate GNC flight software in an integrated environment, using HITL testing.
Experience in guidance, maneuver and constellation design, including orbit selection, coverage and station-keeping.
Experience in real-time spacecraft operations support, from commissioning through console operations to on-orbit anomaly resolution.
Fluency in Python, C++ and/or Rust.
Even if you don’t meet 100% of the above qualifications, we are likely still interested in hearing from you. Hiring exceptional individuals is our #1 priority, and we believe that exceptional people often have highly unusual backgrounds.
We are also interested in carving out unique roles for unconventional people that we are excited about working with.
Reflect Orbital is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Reflect Orbital 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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Reflect Orbital is developing orbital reflectors to redirect sunlight to solar farms after sunset, extending clean energy production into nighttime hours.
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