Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineer (TSSCI Required)

Dulles, Virginia, USA Temp to Hire
NA 10-29-2026 19:40:37 Job ID: 1457281-KK_1793302837

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Must Haves:
5+ years of relevant engineering experience
Experience in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) subsystem design, analysis, and testing; can include Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS)
Experience with version control tools such as SVN or Git
Experience implementing spacecraft GNC algorithms on embedded systems
Experience with on-orbit space vehicle operations, commanding, debugging, and use of flight telemetry to track performance metrics
Experience with Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) algorithms, practices and planning strategies
Day to Day:
This role will be focused on spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control. The role involves designing and tuning attitude and position control loops, developing relative guidance solutions for rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), and analyzing overall GNC subsystem performance through simulation. You’d also support early spacecraft design work, including sensor and actuator selection, sizing and placement, as well as rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking analysis.

1457281-KK_1793302837

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