CesiumAstro
Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer II
$113K–$136K
Westminster, CO · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Experience
- 2 years of internship, research, or industry experience in satellite attitude and orbit systems.
- Education
- Master of Science (MS), or Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Design, analyze, test, and operate guidance, navigation, and control systems for CesiumAstro satellites and payloads, including building and flying hardware.
What you'll do
- Perform trade studies, create models and simulations, and participate in design reviews.
- Support GNC systems through design, integration, testing, and operations.
- Build, test, and fly hardware; contribute to company-critical projects beyond GNC.
What they ask for
- MS or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
- Two years of internship, research, or industry experience in satellite attitude and orbit systems.
- Expertise in attitude estimation, guidance and control, coordinate frame transformations, linear algebra, and non-linear systems.
- Experience with multiple spaceflight missions from concept to operations, including LEO satellites and on-orbit failures.
Nice to have
- CubeSat or SmallSat experience.
- Hands-on experience with spacecraft instrumentation, subsystems, and test labs.
Pay
USD 113,000–136,400 (per-year-salary)
Tools
STK, Basilisk, GMAT, FreeFlyer, Python, C++
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