GNC Engineer, Fleet Management (Starshield)

Hawthorne, CAfull time

On Site

$125k–$150k

H1B: no

SpaceX GNC Engineer on the Fleet Management team at SpaceX develops and maintains guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and software for the Starshield constellation. The role includes constellation design, simulation, and operational support using C++ or Python.

Responsibilities

Develop highly reliable and performant GNC algorithms, flight software, simulations, tools, services, and dashboards using C++ or Python
Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews
Constellation design and network-level analysis of both existing and proposed systems
Bulk analysis to review performance data from various elements of the Starshield constellation and hosted payloads
Write high-quality technical documentation of programs, algorithms, or analysis
Support your relevant on-call operations rotation, commanding satellites or reviewing data to keep our vehicles, payloads, and networks continuously operating at peak performance

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in computer scienceMaster's degree or PhExperience developingCreative approach to problem-solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, aerospace, physics, or an engineering discipline
Software development experience in either C++ or Python

Preferred

Master's degree or Ph.D. in an engineering discipline, computer science, or physics
Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software that has been used in real-world applications/projects
Creative approach to problem-solving, exceptional analytical skills, and engineering fundamentals
Familiarity with numerical probability of collision methods such as Alfano, Foster, and Hall
Experience with automating complex systems
Strong understanding of orbital mechanics, including low thrust trajectory optimization and station-keeping
Experience in verifying GNC algorithm performance via simulation, and validation of the simulation's models
Experience with space-based sensor platforms and state estimation, particularly attitude determination, orbit determination, GNSS, and radio navigation

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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