Inversion Space
Senior GNC Engineer
$139K–$201K
Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 5, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 5+ years of applicable experience developing and testing GNC algorithms and systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- To conform to ITAR regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Develop and flight-test guidance, navigation, and control systems for precise landing of Inversion’s reentry spacecraft, including landing algorithms, simulation, and vehicle architecture.
What you'll do
- Develop algorithms for the final stages of flight and build modeling and simulation tools to iterate on them.
- Flight-test GNC algorithms and systems to achieve required landing performance.
- Contribute to reentry vehicle architecture and solve design challenges.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Typically 5+ years of applicable experience developing and testing GNC algorithms and systems.
- Strong understanding of controls and estimation algorithms, including Kalman filtering, sensor fusion, and state estimation; solid grasp of mechanics, dynamics, and rigid body motion.
- Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or C++; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience with guidance and trajectory planning, system identification, hardware-deployed code, airborne vehicle GNC, or Hardware in the Loop (HITL) testing.
Pay
$139,000-$201,000 USD base salary
Tools
MATLAB, Python, C++, Kalman filtering, Hardware in the Loop (HITL)
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