True Anomaly
Senior GNC Engineer
$170K–$255K
Denver, CO +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Dec 8, 2025
- Location
- Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 8+ years of hands-on experience developing and fielding spacecraft GNC systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR, applicants 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 and leads end-to-end spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control systems, from algorithm design and simulation through hardware integration and on-orbit operations.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and validate spacecraft GNC algorithms and flight software, including estimation, filtering, and control laws.
- Lead high-fidelity simulations, Monte Carlo testing, hardware integration, verification, and system-level design reviews.
- Support on-orbit commissioning and operations, mentor engineers, and coordinate GNC work across engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience developing and fielding spacecraft GNC systems.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python; experience with estimation and filtering, control laws, high-fidelity simulations, and GNC hardware integration.
- U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Experience with proximity operations, formation flying, optical navigation, autonomous maneuvering, precision pointing, FDIR, onboard trajectory optimization, fault-tolerant flight software, or real-time and embedded systems.
Pay
$170,000 - $255,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, EKF, UKF, GNSS, SIL/HIL, IMUs, RTOS
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