Reusable satellites that stay in orbit — rentable infrastructure for microgravity manufacturing. You bring the payload; the spacecraft is already there. Backed by South Park Commons.
About the role
We are seeking a Lead Founding GNC Engineer to own guidance, navigation, and control from first principles for autonomous spacecraft, across rendezvous, proximity operations, and related autonomous flight operations. This is a senior technical leadership role. You will not only define and execute the GNC architecture, but also help build the engineering team, set technical standards, mentor engineers, and establish the systems, processes, and culture required to develop flight-grade autonomous spacecraft.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Controls, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience designing, simulating, implementing, testing, or flight-qualifying GNC algorithms for spacecraft, launch vehicles, hypersonic/reentry systems, autonomous aircraft, robotics, or other high-reliability autonomous systems
- Prior experience leading technical workstreams, managing engineers, mentoring junior and mid-level engineers, or building high-performing engineering teams
- Demonstrated ability to own complex technical systems from early architecture through implementation, test, validation, and operational readiness
- Strong fundamentals in orbital mechanics, control theory, estimation, dynamics, linear algebra, numerical methods, and sensor fusion
- Experience with GNC simulation, including 6-DOF dynamics, closed-loop simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, dispersions, and off-nominal testing
More about this role
Equity: 0.3% – 1% depending on experience
We're a stealth team building space hardware at the edge of what's currently possible — high-stakes, flight-grade systems where the engineering bar is unforgiving and the upside is enormous. While we can't share full details yet, our founding and early engineering team includes talent from SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, and Impulse Space, the group includes people who've pulled off feats almost no one else on Earth has.
We are seeking a Lead Founding GNC Engineer to own guidance, navigation, and control from first principles for autonomous spacecraft, across rendezvous, proximity operations, and related autonomous flight operations.
This is a senior technical leadership role. You will not only define and execute the GNC architecture, but also help build the engineering team, set technical standards, mentor engineers, and establish the systems, processes, and culture required to develop flight-grade autonomous spacecraft.
This is not a narrow algorithm role. You will help define the full GNC system: trajectories, sensors, actuators, flight software, testbeds, simulations, hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure, fault handling, and flight...
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