Inversion Space
Senior GNC Engineer
$139K–$201K
Playa Vista, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Experience
- Typically, 5+ years of applicable experience designing and testing control systems for aerospace vehicles.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR, 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 the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Develops high-fidelity vehicle models and flight-control systems that stabilize Inversion’s maneuvering reentry vehicles and track guidance commands across the flight envelope.
What you'll do
- Develop vehicle and subsystem plant models and design high-rate flight-control loops, including stability-margin analysis.
- Test control designs in 3-DOF and 6-DOF simulations, including Monte Carlo robustness assessment.
- Implement control algorithms in real-time flight software and hardware-in-the-loop testing; coordinate with vehicle engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience building aerospace plant models and controlling open-loop unstable systems; experience with high-rate digital control design and 3-DOF and 6-DOF flight simulations.
- Strong classical and modern control theory fundamentals; proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and programming languages such as Python or C++.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience with autopilot design for reentry, hypersonic, missile, or other high-dynamic-pressure flight systems.
Pay
$139,000-$201,000 USD base salary
Tools
MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C++
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