Spire
The GNC/AOCS Engineer at Spire operates within a technical team responsible for the full lifecycle of GNC products and subcomponents, ensuring spacecraft systems meet mission requirements. This role involves designing, evaluating, and implementing flight sensors and actuators while maintaining simulation models and avionics peripherals. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional engineering groups to integrate solutions and support rapid, low-cost nanosatellite system development.
Headquarters
Tysons, Virginia, United States
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2012
Spire is a global data and analytics company that designs, builds, and operates the world’s largest multipurpose satellite constellation to collect space-based Earth observations. It converts those signals into proprietary datasets and analytics—covering weather and climate (including radio occultation), maritime tracking (AIS), aviation, and RF/spectrum monitoring—delivered via APIs, SaaS platforms, and custom intelligence products. Governments and commercial customers in shipping, insurance, energy, and finance use Spire’s near‑real‑time global coverage and analytics for improved forecasting, risk management, logistics, and decision-making.
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Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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