Gnc Engineer Ii/ Senior Gnc Engineer I - Mission Formulation

Rocket Lab

Long Beach, CA, United States
Base: $115,000 - $165,000 usd; bonus/equity: compy...
On-site
Gnc design and analysis
Orbital mechanics
Closed-loop control systems
Rocket Lab is seeking a GNC Engineer II/Senior GNC Engineer I for its Mission Formulation Team in Long Beach, CA. This role involves GNC design, modeling, analysis, and testing for various launch missions, requiring collaboration across engineering teams and external stakeholders

Job Summary

  • Responsible for Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) design, modeling, analyses, and testing for Rocket Lab launches and missions.
  • Conduct trade studies, preliminary and final mission analyses, and definition and implementation of detailed designs for Rocket Lab’s launch programs.
  • Support hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing to verify trajectories, GNC, and flight code performance.

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Rocket Lab is seeking a GNC Engineer II/Senior GNC Engineer I for its Mission Formulation Team in Long Beach, CA. This role involves GNC design, modeling, analysis, and testing for various launch missions, requiring collaboration across engineering teams and external stakeholders.

Salary

Base: $115,000 - $165,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Company equity; Benefits: Robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • GNC design and analysis
  • orbital mechanics
  • closed-loop control systems
  • trajectory optimization
  • real-time control algorithms
  • autonomous vehicles

Nice-to-have

  • mission analysis tools
  • Python development
  • MATLAB/SciPy data analysis
  • C/C++ development
  • strong communication skills
  • work on own initiative

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of industry experience (GNC Engineer II)
  • Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of industry experience (Senior GNC Engineer I)
  • Active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one

Work Rights

Must have or be able to obtain Secret clearance

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