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The Exploration Company•Space Exploration

GNC Senior Engineer-Lander

Location

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

5-8 years

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

Posted

3d ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

As a Senior Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer, you will contribute to the lander GNC design, working across the entire GNC life cycle from conceptual design and requirement engineering to detailed algorithm design, software implementation, and verification. Your role involves modelling, simulation, hardware integration, and collaboration with various engineering teams to ensure seamless system integration and timely delivery of work packages.

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity.

We want you as a talented Senior Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer to contribute to our lander GNC design in the frame of our future systems. You will work on all aspects of the GNC life cycle: mission and vehicle conceptual design, requirement engineering, preliminary design and sizing, modelling and simulation, incl. model validation, detailed algorithm design and software implementation, HiL and flight test, parameter characterization/estimation as well as verification and validation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Requirements engineering

  • Preliminary design and sizing

  • Modelling and simulation, incl. model validation

  • Detailed algorithm / control law design and software implementation

  • Hardware integration (flight computers, sensors)

  • Support to HiL and flight tests

  • Parameter characterization/estimation

  • Verification and validation

  • Managing / maintaining the technical baselines to ensure that the design answers the needs of the respective project and the top-level functional definitions

  • Collaborating with other teams (e.g. Avionics, GNC, Propulsion, HiL, EGSE, ground control) to ensure seamless integration of the software into the test framework

  • Ensure the delivery on time, on quality and on cost of the work packages in your responsibility

What we would love to see from you

In the role as Lander GNC Senior Engineer ideally, you will have the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or related field.

  • 5+ years of experience in developing primary flight control systems

  • Hands-on experience with rocket-engine powered lander vehicles (e.g. planetary landers, reusable launcher)

  • Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in algorithm / control law design, sensor data fusion as well as modelling and simulation

  • Strong understanding of entire control system chain: sensors and sensor data fusion, onboard computing, control algorithms, actuators

  • Proficiency in C++ and Python

  • Experience in HiL test as well as verification and validation

  • Experience in parameter characterization/estimation

  • Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to work a fast-paced, collaborative environment as well as strong communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

  • Independent, autonomous, proactive way of working and ability to take end-to-end ownership of development, integration and test activities

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree or higher in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or related field.

  • Experience in slosh dynamics

  • Guidance and real-time trajectory optimization

  • Vision-based navigation

  • Hands-on experience with low-level embedded software frameworks, ideally with NASA cFS framework

Why you should join us!

What makes us special here at The Exploration Company and why we think you will enjoy working here is:

  • We’re Agile - we make decisions fast whilst keeping our goals and systems in mind

  • We’re Open and Collaborative - we are transparent about risks and obstacles, so that we can cooperate to overcome them

  • We have a lot of Fun - we refuel our energy knowing we are democratising space. It’s a wonderful and rare opportunity, are YOU up for the challenge?

The Exploration Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Updated 3d ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC) • 1+ yrs
Algorithm Design • 1+ yrs
Software Implementation • 1+ yrs
Modelling and Simulation • 1+ yrs
C++ • 1+ yrs
Python • 1+ yrs
Sensor Data Fusion • 1+ yrs
Problem-solving • 1+ yrs

Experience

5-8 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Engineering

Industries

Aerospace & Space Tech

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Relocation Assistance
Visa Sponsorship

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationMunich, Bavaria, Germany
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium • 6/10
physicalLow • 2/10
cognitiveHigh • 9/10
executionHigh • 8/10
creativityHigh • 8/10
uncertaintyMedium • 7/10
communicationHigh • 8/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

The Exploration Company

Team size

Growing team

Location

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity.

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GNC Senior Engineer-Lander

Munich, Bavaria, Germany • Full Time