GNC Engineer

About the company

• Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites.
• Provides maritime, aviation, and weather tracking data.

Responsibilities

• Technical ownership of current and future spacecraft attitude and orbit control software and hardware.
• Design, model, analyze, integrate and operate attitude determination/estimation systems for small spacecraft.
• Develop and utilize spacecraft dynamics and control simulations, including hardware-in-the-loop.
• Design, evaluate, select, qualify and implement flight sensors (magnetometers, sun sensors, inertial measurement devices, infrared sensors, star trackers).
• Design, evaluate, select, qualify and implement flight actuators (magnetic torque elements, reaction wheels, propulsion systems).
• Be hands-on in laboratory and manufacturing environments during testing, integration, and qualification.
• Provide support and analysis for on-orbit operations of attitude determination and control systems.
• Work with external contractors and manufacturers to improve reliability, yield, performance, and cost.

Requirements

• Extensive experience with spacecraft attitude dynamics and control algorithms.
• Experience designing and/or implementing Kalman filters for attitude estimation.
• Experience with flight sensors for spacecraft attitude determination/estimation.
• Experience developing software using C/Python.
• Familiarity with the Linux development environment.
• Experience working with external engineering contractors.

Preferred

• Experience writing flight software.
• Experience with C or C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience with spacecraft design, assembly, integration, and testing.
• Experience with spacecraft operations and maintenance.
• Experience creating and maintaining integration and test campaigns for ADCS.

Conditions

• Hybrid work model: minimum three days per week in the office.
• Access to US export-controlled software/technology may be required; Spire will arrange licenses.
• Global perks: Name Your Satellite Program, launch attendance, generous time off, education assistance, EAP, ESPP, family leave, fitness reimbursement, referral program.