Principal GNC Engineer

<p>Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.</p>

<p><u>OUR MISSION</u></p>

<p>True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.</p>

<p><u>OUR VALUES</u></p>

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<li><strong>Be the offset.</strong>&nbsp;We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.</li>

<li><strong>What would it take?</strong>&nbsp;We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.</li>

<li><strong>It’s the people.</strong>&nbsp;Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.</li>

</ul><p><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p>

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<li>Own end-to-end development of spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems, including architecture definition, algorithm design, software implementation, hardware integration, verification, and flight operations</li>

<li>Design, test, and validate GNC flight software for spacecraft operating in LEO, GEO, and cislunar environments</li>

<li>Develop advanced attitude and orbit determination algorithms, including sensor fusion, state estimation, covariance analysis, and Kalman filtering (EKF/UKF/batch)</li>

<li>Design control laws for attitude control, orbit control, maneuver execution, and closed-loop guidance, ensuring required performance and robustness under uncertainties</li>

<li>Lead creation and improvement of high-fidelity 6-DOF simulations, sensor/actuator models, disturbance environments, Monte Carlo pipelines, and SIL/HIL integration</li>

<li>Conduct system-level GNC trade studies and develop recommendations for hardware such as reaction wheels, torque rods, thrusters, star trackers, IMUs, GNSS units, and optical navigation sensors</li>

<li>Define GNC subsystem requirements, interfaces, calibration procedures, verification/validation plans, and support design reviews (SRR/PDR/CDR)</li>

<li>Work cross-functionally with avionics, software, propulsion, mechanisms, mission operations, and systems engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of GNC functionality</li>

<li>Support on-orbit commissioning, calibration, maneuver planning, fault investigation, and anomaly resolution</li>

<li>Mentor junior engineers, lead design/code reviews, and help establish GNC best practices, tools, and development standards&nbsp;</li>

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<p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS</strong></p>

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<li>Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related discipline (advanced degree preferred)</li>

<li>15+ years of hands-on experience developing and fielding spacecraft GNC systems</li>

<li>Strong proficiency in C++ and Python, including software development, numerical methods, and algorithm implementation</li>

<li>Deep understanding of spacecraft attitude dynamics, orbital mechanics, environmental perturbations, and actuator/sensor physics</li>

<li>Significant experience with estimation and filtering (EKF, UKF, batch least squares), sensor fusion, covariance analysis, and navigation performance assessment</li>

<li>Experience designing control laws and performing stability, robustness, and frequency-domain analysis</li>

<li>Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain complex high-fidelity simulations and Monte Carlo frameworks</li>

<li>Experience testing and integrating GNC algorithms with flight hardware, including star trackers, IMUs, reaction wheels, GN&amp;C avionics, and propulsion components</li>

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