GNC Engineer - Avionics
$80,000–$120,000 year
Hybrid · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Job Summary
As a GNC/AOCS Engineer - Avionics at Spire, you will design, evaluate, select, qualify, and implement flight sensors and actuators for spacecraft systems. Responsibilities include technical ownership of GNC avionics peripherals, maintaining simulation models, and collaborating with cross-functional teams for avionics integration. The role requires a solid understanding of spacecraft attitude dynamics and includes hands-on work in laboratory environments. Key skills include experience with flight sensors, actuators, and software development in C/Python, alongside knowledge of Linux and hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
Required Qualifications
- Experience with flight sensors for spacecraft attitude determination/estimation
- Experience with actuators, including actuator sizing, modelling, design and integration
- A solid foundation in spacecraft attitude dynamics and control algorithms, with emphasis sensor ingestions and actuator command calculation
- Experience working hands-on with HW and familiarity with 'hardware-in-the-loop' simulation
- Experience developing software using C/Python
- Familiarity with the Linux development environment
- Experience working with external engineering contractors
Desired Qualifications
- Experience writing flight software
- Experience designing and/or implementing Kalman filters and feedback control for attitude estimation
- Experience with C or C++ development for embedded systems
- Experience with spacecraft design
- Experience with spacecraft assembly, integration, and testing
- Experience with spacecraft operations and maintenance
- Experience identifying and resolving system anomalies
- Experience creating and maintaining integration and test campaigns for attitude determination and control systems, including hardware and software
Additional Requirements
- All candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check. This may include criminal history and employment verification.
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