Sr. Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer

Sr. Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer 

Long Beach, CA

Vast is looking for a Sr. Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer

The selected candidate will support research and development of flight control algorithms for our Orbiter spacecraft and/or our Haven space station with a particular emphasis on expanding our high fidelity modeling and simulation architecture. This is a dynamic and fun organization involved in deploying forward-leaning avionics, guidance, navigation, and control systems for developmental concepts for spacecraft, both uncrewed and human-rated.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and expand high fidelity GNC simulation architecture
• Develop and validate additional models for GNC simulations, including hardware-in-the-loop testing
• Design, implement and validate GNC flight software
• Develop control laws to meet vehicle performance and stability margin requirements
• Support flight activities and analyze flight performance data

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with a minimum of 5 years of experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with a minimum of 3 years of experience OR PhD in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with a minimum of 0 years of experience.
• Excellent C/C++ programming skills

Preferred Skills & Experience: 

• Python programming skills
• Excellent communication, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in orbital mechanics as well as attitude dynamics and control.
• Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems.
• Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of closed-loop dynamics.
• Working knowledge of outer loop control law performance requirements.
• Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data.
• Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems.