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Principal Guidance, Navigation, & Controls (GNC) Engineer

Impulse· Autonomous Systems
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Boulder County$170k - $250kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior GNC engineer responsible for owning and delivering all aspects of vehicle guidance, navigation, and control across development and operations, in a fast-paced agile environment.

Responsibilities

  • Architect GNC flight, test, and analysis systems for high-performance space vehicles produced at scale.
  • Develop robust control algorithms for spacecraft: satellites in LEO and GEO, large upper stages, and landers.
  • Generate control verification data for Impulse’s suite of missions.
  • Participate in GNC software development, both flight code and simulation.
  • Mentor other engineers and define the best practices for vehicle control systems.
  • Create tools to be used for all flight vehicle GNC systems, enabling missions to be realized quickly.
  • Resolve technical issues with innovative, resourceful solutions.
  • Communicate design needs, intent, and capability to the broader engineering team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science or related for science
  • 15+ years of experience in spacecraft control design and analysis.
  • Proficiency in Matlab and C++
  • Capable of performing control analysis in time and frequency domains.
  • Experience with vehicle-GNC design processes, from concept, through design reviews and implementation.
  • Experience in spacecraft operations.

Skills

Required:GNC system architectureControl algorithm developmentMatlabC++Verification and validationSoftware development (flight code & simulation)Tool development
Nice to have:Mentorship

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, in the form of stock options
  • medical, vision & dental coverage
  • access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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