Lead GNC Engineer
About the role
Lead GNC engineer role at Turion Space focusing on design, analysis, and implementation of satellite guidance, navigation, and control systems, overseeing a team of GNC engineers.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the design, analysis, and implementation of satellite GNC systems
- Software development including simulation framework, environmental models, and flight algorithms
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline with a focus on control systems, orbital mechanics, or similar
- Experience developing Guidance, Navigation, and Controls systems on spacecraft
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware and/or software from scratch
- Software development experience in C++ or Python
- Experience developing 6 degrees of freedom vehicle simulations or flight software
- Capable of identifying and solving complex problems with little to no supervision or direction
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Skills
About Turion Space
Moving Things Around in Space, Imaging Space Objects When We're Not
Turion Space is building spacecraft to move things around in space and image space objects when they’re not, and focused on developing the dual-use technology required to ensure a sustainable future in space. They aim to build a strong foundation selling space domain awareness imagery data while advancing their technology towards an affordable solution for orbital debris removal and eventually asteroid mining. The founding team originates from SpaceX, and after going through the Y-combinator accelerator in summer 2021 went on to raise a $6.2M seed round and is launching their first DROID satellite in early 2023.
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