- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- Costa MesaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Mar 30, 2026
- Salary
- $191,000–$253,000 a year
Full-time
Senior GNC Engineer, Space
Job description
As a Sr. GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Control) Engineer for our Space team, you own the understanding and design of all satellite GNC subsystems to include but not limited to hardware sensors and actuators, orbit mechanics, navigation algorithms, flight software implementation, subsystem integration & test (I&T), and vehicle I&T. The GNC engineering team will work closely with related teams, including Systems, Flight Software, Mission Operations, and Ground Software. The Sr.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
Anduril's Space team is dedicated to expanding our AI-powered capabilities…
Job responsibilities
- Lead spacecraft GNC software and hardware subsystems for various spacecraft efforts in all orbital regimes and work closely with bus providers for successful implementation.
- Develop modern, software-defined approaches to autonomous spacecraft operations with maneuvering capabilities to successfully accomplish mission objectives.
- Develop appropriate test plans and procedures to validate the GNC system during ground checkout, on-orbit commissioning and operations.
- Collaborate across multiple teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality.
- Coordinate with end-users, other operators and customers to turn needs into features while balancing user experience with engineering constraints.
- Support challenging schedules during ground testing, launch windows and on-orbit operations of the spacecraft systems.
- Directly interact with customers to ensure mission success.
- Design of flight software, algorithms, and simulation products.
Job requirements
- Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in areas/fields such as Astrodynamics, Aerospace Engineering, Dynamics and Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or other engineering degree.
- Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, Go, and/or Linux Systems.
- Experience conducting spacecraft operations and satellite command and control with an emphasis on system reliability and uptime.
- Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
- Experience with orbital mechanics and resident space object tracking capabilities.
- Experience developing 3-DOF simplified and 6-DOF high-fidelity dynamics simulation models used for GNC systems analysis and validation.
- Familiarity with rendezvous proximity operations and docking, orbital mechanics with propulsive spacecraft, spacecraft attitude determination and controls.
- Strong knowledge of spacecraft dynamics, orbital mechanics, and control theory.