Star Catcher is a space infrastructure company building a space-based energy grid that delivers power to satellites in orbit. Backed by Space Capital.
About the role
Star Catcher Industries, Inc. (Star Catcher), located in Jacksonville, FL, has an opportunity for a Spacecraft ADCS Engineer to support the development of space-to-space power beaming spacecraft and the Star Catcher Network, its orbital power grid. This role will be responsible for the design, development, and operation of spacecraft, satellites, and other space-related ADCS systems.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, or a related field
- At least five years of experience designing, analyzing and building software in an aerospace environment or other relevant industry experience
- Software skills in C, C++
- Knowledge of control and optimization theory
- Expertise in numerical programming environments (Python, MATLAB,etc.)
- Familiarity with ADCS design and simulation for spacecraft systems
More about this role
Star Catcher Industries, Inc. (Star Catcher), located in Jacksonville, FL, has an opportunity for a Spacecraft ADCS Engineer to support the development of space-to-space power beaming spacecraft and the Star Catcher Network, its orbital power grid. This role will be responsible for the design, development, and operation of spacecraft, satellites, and other space-related ADCS systems. This includes the systems integration, analysis and simulation, project management, testing and quality assurance, mission operations, and regulatory compliance and safety of space-related designs.
- Responsible for the spacecraft ADCS subsystem design.
- Design and implement guidance & control algorithms in an embedded software environment.
- Define requirements for ADCS subsystem.
- Guide GNC hardware procurement.
- Guide the development of ADCS component emulators in integrated modeling environments.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and vendors to validate hardware systems.
- Design the ADCS verification and validation approach for the spacecraft including environmental and acceptance testing.
- Ensure documentation is accurate and complies with company standards.
- Manage project...
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