True Anomaly
Staff GNC Engineer
$195K–$300K
Denver, CO +3 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Mar 24, 2026
- Location
- Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA
Denver, CO
Long Beach, CA - Experience
- 12+ 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
- 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
Owns the end-to-end development, integration, verification, and flight operations of spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control systems.
What you'll do
- Design and validate GNC flight software, estimation algorithms, and control laws for spacecraft.
- Lead high-fidelity simulations, trade studies, subsystem requirements, integration, and design reviews.
- Support on-orbit operations and mentor engineers while establishing GNC tools and practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related discipline.
- 12+ years of hands-on experience developing and fielding spacecraft GNC systems.
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python; experience with estimation and filtering, control laws, and high-fidelity simulations.
- 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, or onboard trajectory optimization.
Pay
USD $195,000 - $300,000 base salary
Tools
C++, Python, EKF, UKF, GNSS, SIL/HIL, real-time operating systems
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative