GNC Engineer (Starfall)
SpaceX· Falcon and Dragon Avionics & Software Engineering
Hybrid (Hawthorne, CA)$125k - $150kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
GNC Engineer position at SpaceX for Starfall entry capsule, focusing on guidance, navigation, and control algorithms, analyses, and integration for atmospheric entry, descent, and landing and multi-vehicle logistics missions.
Responsibilities
- Develop highly reliable and performant GNC algorithms, simulations, tools, services, and dashboards using C++ or Python; production code for Starfall GNC
- Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews
- Bulk data analysis to review performance data from Starfall flights, simulations, and operations
- Write high quality technical documentation of programs, algorithms, or analysis
- Entry vehicle trajectory design, guidance, and optimization
- Atmospheric entry, descent, and landing (EDL) algorithms
- Precision navigation and state estimation for reentry and recovery
- Attitude determination and control during orbital, deorbit, and atmospheric flight phases
- Fleet-level or multi-vehicle coordination for logistics delivery and recovery operations
- Simulation, analysis, and performance evaluation of entry systems under a wide range of conditions
- Integration of GNC with vehicle systems supporting military logistics and in-space manufacturing missions
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, aerospace, physics or an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of software development experience in either C++ or Python
Skills
Required:GNC algorithm developmentC++Python
Benefits
- long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
- potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- short and long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
- paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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