Senior Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer (GNC IPT Lead)

Sierra Space Careers: Dare to Dream

We honor those that are not afraid to dream big dreams, those that
tenaciously chase their dreams even when others say it cannot be done, those
that achieve big dreams and change everything. Those are Dreams Worth Chasing.

At Sierra Space we envision a future where humanity lives and works in
space, on moons, and on distant planets. Our mission isnt restricted to
the few, instead we see a future where all people can choose to live,
work, discover and explore beyond our planet. Our company is building a
platform in space to benefit life on Earth and together we will alter the
course of humanity.

We have a bold mission. We are a bold company. Together, we are an
extraordinary team.

About the RoleDo you have an eye for detail and a passion for developing
innovation solutions? Join our team! As a Guidance, Navigation and
Control Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to design and
test algorithms, flight software, related hardware, design tools,
simulations, and more for various aerospace vehicles. These cover a very
wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through
highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. Youll
explore complex GN&C algorithms and systems to assess performance of vehicle
flight qualities and capabilities. Your technical duties involve the design,
development, evaluation, and test of new products and processes throughout the

Sierra Spaces Orbital Missions and Services (OMS) division focuses on
the design, build, and operations of small satellites in support of
commercial services and national security space and offers two work
locations: Louisville, Colorado and Centennial, Colorado.

As a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer, you will be
using your skills and expertise to design and analyze satellite hardware and
software configurations, design and test GNC algorithms, build and test
flight software, create and use design tools, build and analyze
simulations, and more for various small satellite programs. Your technical
duties involve the design, development, evaluation, and test of new
products and software throughout the product lifecycle.

The design of configurations and algorithms stem from understanding,
analyzing and evaluating satellite and constellation capabilities, mission
concepts, and system requirements. Your work will ensure we meet customer
requirements by making data-driven decisions in architecting, planning,
building and testing the design in a testbed prototype and subsequent delivery
of the end product. Along the way, you will build tools and contribute to
analyses of various architectures that include space vehicles, satellites,
sensors, communications, and ground infrastructure; evolving or creating
new approaches based on analysis results. You will also contribute to
evaluating the mission effectiveness of the candidate approaches, balancing
mission objectives against factors such as development and lifecycle costs.

The successful candidate will have experience with at least most portions of
the software life cycle (concept development, requirements definition,
design, development, testing, and deployment). Additionally, the
successful candidate will have experience doing GN&C-related analysis such
as performance analysis, multi-sensor fusion and estimation/filtering,
sensor processing and/or other advanced GN&C analyses. This individual has
a strong working knowledge of Matlab and Simulink and experience with code
development. Object-oriented design using the C and C languages is a
plus, as is having experience in deploying and testing flight code on
embedded processors. Experience with Agile Scrum is desired. Local area travel
between Louisville and Centennial may be required.

Must-haves:
Active TS/SCI US Government security clearance
Bachelors of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering or other r lated
discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
Relevant experience may substitute for degree
Advanced knowledge of engineering principles and practices
Demonstrated experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and
simulation
Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

Preferred:
Experience leading GNC integrated product teams for space vehicle development
Experience providing technical oversight of junior engineers
Experience with system modeling tools, such as MATLAB/Simulink, STK
Experience in RPO development and test
Knowledge of the ramifications imposed on GNC design by RPO activities
Experience with GNC analysis and simulation
Experience with C/C
Experience with Python
Experience with containerization and microservices
Previous experience with navigation filters and fault detection algorithms
Experience with related aerospace vehicles, sensor suites, and missions
Exposure to vehicle stability principles and control system design and
analysis
Experience with auto-code generation
Past history of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex
development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies
and analysis of alternative
Experience providing scheduling and budgetary inputs for GNC efforts
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This position requires an active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security
Clearance. U.S…. For full info follow application link.