Engineering Manager, Guidance Navigation And Control

YOUR MISSION

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development, integration, and verification of all GNC algorithms, software, and hardware for spacecraft missions.
• Manage a multidisciplinary team of GNC engineers, providing technical direction, mentorship, and performance oversight.
• Oversee design and analysis of attitude determination, attitude control, orbit determination, and trajectory guidance solutions.
• Review and approve modeling, simulation, and Monte Carlo analyses to validate spacecraft stability, pointing accuracy, and fault tolerance.
• Coordinate integration of sensors (star trackers, IMUs, sun sensors) and actuators (reaction wheels, thrusters, torque rods) with avionics and flight software.
• Lead GNC verification and validation activities, including hardware-in-the-loop testing, test procedure definition, and anomaly resolution.
• Ensure interface alignment between GNC and propulsion, payload, communication, and power subsystems.
• Support mission operations planning for spacecraft commissioning, safe modes, attitude maneuvers, and contingencies.
• Prepare technical documentation, risk assessments, and program milestone reviews while communicating status to leadership and external partners.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, or a related field (Masters preferred).
• 8-12+ years of experience in spacecraft GNC design, analysis, and verification, including hands-on work with flight or high-fidelity simulation systems.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing engineering teams, setting technical direction, and delivering complex aerospace systems.
• Experience with Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO) missions.
• Proficiency with GNC tools and methods, such as attitude determination algorithms, rigid/flexible-body dynamics, control theory, and orbit mechanics.
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools, e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, STK, GMAT, or custom dynamics frameworks.
• Familiarity with spacecraft sensors and actuators, including their performance characteristics, calibration, and integrationconstraints.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance (active clearance preferred).

COMPENSATION

• Colorado Base Salary: $140,000-$190,000
• California Base Salary: $145,000-$200,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work Location-this will be a fully onsite opportunity based out of either our Centennial, CO or Long Beach, CA offices.
• Work environment-the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands-the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite