Senior GNC Engineer – Lander Guidance, Navigation & Control

The Exploration Company • Germany

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Join The Exploration Company as a Senior GNC Engineer to lead lander GNC design across the full lifecycle, from requirements and simulation through flight tests. You will own algorithm development, modelling, hardware integration, and verification while collaborating with avionics, propulsion, and test teams. We seek 5+ years of experience in primary flight control systems, rocket-powered lander vehicles, and C++/Python proficiency.

Key Highlights

Lead GNC design and development for lander vehicles across the entire system lifecycle

Own algorithm design, simulation, hardware integration, and verification/validation activities

Requires 5+ years of experience and strong C++ and Python skills

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Key Responsibilities

Perform requirements engineering for lander GNC systems

Conduct preliminary design and sizing activities

Develop models and simulations, including model validation

Design detailed algorithms and control laws and implement them in software

Integrate hardware such as flight computers and sensors

Support hardware-in-the-loop and flight testing

Perform parameter characterization and estimation

Execute verification and validation activities

Manage and maintain technical baselines to ensure design meets project needs

Collaborate with avionics, propulsion, HiL, EGSE, and ground control teams for seamless software integration

Ensure delivery of work packages on time, on quality, and on cost

Technical Skills Required

C++ Python GNC algorithm design

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Benefits & Perks

Relocation assistance provided

Visa sponsorship available where applicable

Agile, open, and collaborative work culture

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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 NASA cFS

Job Description

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.

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