Über diese Senior GNC Engineer Stelle bei Espace
What you will do:
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Design, implement, tune, and test satellite attitude estimation and control algorithms.
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Develop, maintain, and expand high-fidelity 6-DOF GNC simulation tools, including dynamics, environment, sensor, and actuator models.
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Define and run model/software-in-the-loop and Monte Carlo simulation campaigns and build the data processing and analysis tools to assess GNC performance from simulation and flight telemetry.
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Participate in GNC software integration into the real-time flight software stack, and support hardware-in-the-loop testing.
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Apply rigorous software development and configuration management practices, leveraging modern tooling including AI-assisted development workflows.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide GNC domain expertise and support operations.
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Contribute to engineering reviews and produce clear, detailed technical documentation and test reports.
What you bring to this role:
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BS + 6 years / MS + 4 years / PhD + 2 years in Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent, with professional work experience in GNC or another relevant field.
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Proven experience owning the design and deployment of advanced control algorithms in safety-critical applications such as aerospace or ground vehicles, including classical, optimal, and robust control.
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Experience working with estimation algorithms — comfortable tuning, updating, and validating Kalman filters and related sensor fusion — for attitude determination or similar applications.
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Experience developing and tuning GNC models of actuators, sensors, kinematics/dynamics, and environment.
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Experience with model-based validation of end-to-end control systems, from stability analysis and model/software-in-the-loop simulations to Monte Carlo campaigns and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
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Hands-on experience with C/C++, Python, Git, and Linux, and Matlab/Simulink, with strong practical skills in building, debugging, and testing complex software and algorithms.
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Strong initiative, with excellent teamwork, communication, and documentation skills; comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment.
Bonus points:
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Hands-on familiarity with attitude sensor and actuator hardware (IMUs, magnetometers, GNSS receivers, star cameras, reaction wheels, magnetorquers, etc.): hardware characteristics, testing, and calibration.
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Experience with space industry practices: design, qualification, acceptance, integration, and operations.
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Experience using AI/LLM tools to accelerate development, analysis, and documentation, with sound judgment about their limits.
