Senior GNC Engineer

Role Purpose/Summary

GNC Architect for a Rendezvous mission.

Role Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the position are: 

• Define the GNC architecture for the mission;


• Define and manage the GNC Subsystem Requirements;


• Define the GNC simulator and the test specifications


• Develop GNC software prototype


• Perform GNC subsystem verification with EM (Engineering Model) hardware using dedicated testbeds.


• Define risks and risk mitigation strategies for the GNC subsystem


• Interface with the program management and technical team especially the System Architect

• Contribute to system activities, including system-level trade-offs, in collaboration with other subsystem leads,


• Define GNC FDIR (Fault/Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery) processes.

• Contribute to Verification and Validation, subsystem/spacecraft integration planning and execution.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements

The candidate is expected to have proficiency in:

• Experience in GNC development and verification


• Experience of GNC algorithm design e.g. navigation filters, guidance strategies and controllers.


• Experience of GNC hardware integration and test.


• Experience with software packages commonly used for aerospace simulations e.g. MATLAB/Simulink and Python.


• Experience of programming in C/C++.

Desired Skills and Experience

Ideally, the candidate will have some knowledge of:

• Strong analytical skills


• Practical working knowledge of digital electronics relevant to a GNC system (communications protocols, satellite Command & Data Handling, digital integration to enable Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing etc.).


• Experience of on-orbit GNC analysis, debug and refinement.

• Knowledge and experience of GNC rendezvous and pose estimation sensors and methods.


• Experience of satellite trajectory design and analysis e.g. walking safety ellipses, passively safe trajectories, abort manoeuvres and collision avoidance manoeuvres.

Desired Education

• (BSc/MSc) Degree in aerospace engineering or another relevant engineering/science discipline.

Desired Strengths

• A team player, willing to get stuck in and collaborate wherever is needed.


• Agile, flexible and able to work across a geographically distributed teams.


• A great communicator.