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Senior Space GNC Engineer at Varda Space Industries - ApplyBlast

Senior Space GNC Engineer

Varda Space Industries

13 hours ago

El Segundo, California, United States

Onsite

Full Time

Senior

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About this role

The Senior Space GNC Engineer at Varda owns the full lifecycle of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) development, from initial design and simulation through hardware-in-the-loop testing and flight operations. This role involves performing system analyses, developing autonomous algorithms for satellite control and re-entry, and ensuring the successful execution of GNC subsystems for in-space missions. The position requires close coordination with spacecraft operators, government agencies, and internal teams to support on-orbit and reentry mission operations.

Responsibilities

Design and implement autonomous satellite attitude control and collision avoidance algorithms
Perform trajectory design and dispersion analysis for space capsule reentry
Develop 6 degree of freedom vehicle simulation and run Monte Carlo analysis

Skills

Qualifications

B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, electrical engineering, physics, or related fieldPhD with 3+ years of relevant experienceMaster's degree in engineering or physics

About Varda Space Industries

varda.com

Headquarters

El Segundo, California, United States

Company Size

51-200 employees

Founded

2021

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Varda Space Industries is a microgravity-enabled life sciences company that processes materials in orbit and returns them to Earth. The company operates the world's first orbital manufacturing and reentry platform, offering solutions for biopharma (discovering unique drug morphologies and crystal structures in microgravity), government customers (hypersonic reentry and orbital flight testing), and microgravity research. Varda's mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind by commercializing space-based processing and partnering with industry to bring space-derived products to market.