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Senior Navigation Engineer
Xona Space Systems
Burlingame, USA
Full-time
Senior · 7+ years experience
Onsite
USD 150000-180000 yearly / year
Discovered Yesterday
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Required Qualifications
- MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geomatics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in GNSS-based navigation, state estimation, or related domains (aerospace, autonomous systems, geodesy).
- Deep expertise in statistical estimation—extended/unscented Kalman filters, batch least squares, factor graphs, or similar.
- Proven track record shipping navigation algorithms from prototype to production.
- Strong Python skills for rapid prototyping and analysis; proficiency in C++ for flight or embedded implementations.
- Experience with GNSS data formats (RINEX, SP3, RTCM) and tools (GIPSY, Bernese, or similar).
- Familiarity with orbital mechanics, reference frames, and time systems.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with LEO PNT or multi-constellation/multi-frequency processing.
- Background in integrity and protection level computation (ARAIM, SBAS concepts).
- Prior work on real-time navigation systems with latency and throughput constraints.
- History of mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams.
- For U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
- For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
- For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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