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Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2025

Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

As a team, we’ve launched five satellites into orbit, signed ten commercial deals worth over $1 billion in revenue, raised over $750 million from top global investors, and recruited a team of over 400 world-class engineers. We all work out of our (legendary) San Francisco office, which was once used to build ships during the World Wars.

Our satellites, which operate from geostationary orbit (GEO), weigh only 400 kg and utilize a proprietary software-defined radio payload. Each satellite can connect over two million people, and we’re very excited for the impact we’ll soon have in the Philippines, Peru, Mexico, and more!

Backed by substantial funding and a passionate, collaborative team, we offer a rewarding work environment where you'll learn and make a significant impact, no matter where you are in your career.

Role

  • Work within the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team to design, build, test, and operate satellite software and hardware for the GNC System
  • Software development including flight algorithms, ground software, simulation framework, and physics models
  • Focus on estimation algorithms in real time settings (e.g. Kalman Filtering) as well as offline applications (batch estimation).
  • System design including make / buy trades, component selection, system sizing, and pointing budgets
  • Validation and verification through software simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, and hardware in the loop testing
  • Concept of operations development, mission planning, and flight operation support
  • Hardware development including managing internal component build, external vendors, and subassembly bring-up and testing
  • Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Requirements

  • BS or MS degree in a technical discipline (e.g. engineering, CS, physics) with a focus on control systems, orbital mechanics, or similar
  • 5 years industry experience working with Guidance, Navigation, and Control systems
  • Demonstrated experience with estimation techniques such as sensor fusion (e.g. extended Kalman filters), and batch estimation
  • Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, and testing control algorithms
  • Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and testing trajectory and attitude guidance algorithms
  • Demonstrated experience in developing 6-DOF simulations & flight software
  • Experience with Python (Numpy, Scipy), C , and Git
  • A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and doing hands-on design and development
  • Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware and / or software from scratch
  • Bonus

  • Experience with orbit determination methods
  • Experience with trajectory optimization
  • Experience with robotic manipulators
  • Experience with geostationary spacecraft operations
  • Experience with spacecraft propulsion
  • Experience with hardware in the loop simulations
  • Experience implementing algorithms for embedded systems
  • What we offer :

    All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits. Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.

    Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

    155,000 - $200,000 USD

    U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee / Asylee Status Required

    To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

    Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.

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    Salary : $155,000 - $200,000

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