Orbital Robotics
Founding GNC Engineer
$120K–$220K
Seattle · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Architects, develops, tests, and deploys guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms, simulations, and AI-enabled robotic control systems for real-world space robotics.
What you'll do
- Architect, implement, test, and deploy GNC and robotic control algorithms as production flight software.
- Build high-fidelity simulations of vehicle and robot dynamics, sensor noise, and environmental perturbations.
- Train, optimize, integrate, and debug control systems and neural networks in simulation and on hardware.
What they ask for
- Must meet the stated U.S. person or export authorization eligibility requirements.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline.
- Software development experience in C, C++ and Python.
Nice to have
- Experience writing code or building hardware that has flown and operated in space.
- Experience with spacecraft GNC, robotics and control, state estimation, computer vision, deep learning, or verification of AI-controlled hardware.
Pay
$120K – $220K (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Python, DO-178C, NPR-7150.2, PyTorch, Tensorflow
AI focus
Train, optimize, and deploy neural networks for trajectory execution and computer vision; integrate and verify AI algorithms on hardware systems.
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