# Lead GNC Engineer at Turion Space

- Company: Turion Space (YC S21)
- What the company does: Moving Things Around in Space, Imaging Space Objects When We're Not. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://turionspace.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Irvine, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $130K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2021-08-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/turion-space/jobs/dkEfxTR-lead-gnc-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/turion-space-lead-gnc-engineer/

## About the role

As Lead GNC engineer you will assist in the design, analysis, and implementation of our satellite's guidance and control systems. You will work closely with the Turion Space team across software and hardware systems while overseeing a team of GNC engineers.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline with a focus on control systems, orbital mechanics, or similar
- Experience developing Guidance, Navigation, and Controls systems on spacecraft
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, build, and test hardware and/or software from scratch
- Software development experience in C++ or Python
- Experience developing 6 degrees of freedom vehicle simulations or flight software
- Capable of identifying and solving complex problems with little to no supervision or direction

Tags: Engineering