SPACE SYSTEMS
Rocket Lab’s Space Systems team is responsible for every satellite and satellite component made by Rocket Lab: from complete satellites destined for missions to the Moon and Mars, to the individual components and subsystems that make up a satellite like solar panels, flight software, reaction wheels and star trackers, separation systems, radios, and more. Our Space Systems team is made up of engineers, technicians, and designers who design, create, and put together our own satellites for missions across the commercial, government, and defense sectors, or who build and assemble satellite hardware and software that supports other satellite missions.
SENIOR GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROLS (GNC) ENGINEER II
Based out of Rocket Lab's ASI office in Littleton CO, the Senior Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer IImust demonstrate a firm grasp of spacecraft GNC concepts and applications. Work to include all facets of the engineering life cycle: spacecraft concept and algorithm development, flight software implementation, subsystem requirements development, detailed GNC design, subsystem integration & test (I&T), and vehicle I&T. You will support the Space Systems Software organization to execute leading edge programs and products.
WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO:
GNC design, modeling, and analysis for a wide variety of spacecraft and space missions to include LEO, MEO, GEO, Lunar, Interplanetary, Reentry, and RPOD.
Design of flight software, algorithms, and simulation product
Development of spacecraft autonomy tools for constellation management
GNC component selection and GNC subsystem design
Test process development and execution
Define fault detection and response
Hardware-in-the-loop and monte carlo simulation
Integration of flight and simulation software with modern analysis, test, and operations tools
Support internal and external design reviews
YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, aerospace engineering or other technical discipline
8+ years’ experience with C++ or similar object-oriented programming language
8+ years of aerospace design/development experience or similar
Knowledge of GNC sensors and actuators
Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or similar
Proficiency in C++ or similar object-oriented programming language
THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE:
Advanced degree in computer science, aerospace engineering or similar technical discipline
Experience with the following:
STK or other space mission analysis tools
C++
Orbital Dynamics
Atmospheric Flight
Spacecraft operations
Spacecraft manufacturing
Rendezvous, proximity ops, and docking (RPOD)
Entry, decent, and landing
Lunar or Interplanetary missions
Atmospheric GNC
Flex, slosh, and multi-body modeling
State space and frequency domain analysis
STK, ODTK, Astrogator, or similar space mission analysis tools
Spacecraft operations
Spacecraft manufacturing
