Senior GNC Engineer Seen this week
About the Role
Cowboy Space is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to develop, analyze, and validate guidance, navigation, and control systems for orbital launch vehicles. You will combine analytical skills with hands-on simulation and systems engineering to support mission design, flight dynamics, and autonomous control system development. This is an onsite position in Seattle, WA.
Responsibilities
- Develop guidance, navigation, and control systems for a new orbital class launch vehicle
- Engage in multi-disciplinary vehicle systems investigations and design work that define the systems architecture
- Implement new software or algorithms to enable mission unique capabilities and leading edge launch vehicle performance
- Develop 6-DOF dynamics simulation models used for GNC systems analysis and validation
- Analyze launch vehicle trajectories, performance dispersions, and flight stability
- Support launch and mission operations of vehicles that you enabled
- Perform testing of GNC software utilizing hardware-in-the-loop testing, Monte Carlo analysis, and algorithm unit testing
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field
- Experience with control systems, orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, and simulation
- Experience with Python or C++
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with launch vehicles, spacecraft, missiles, hypersonics, UAVs, or defense systems
- Experience supporting flight testing or mission operations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary: $150,000 to $200,000 annually (based on experience and qualifications)
- Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off, 10 paid holidays per year, and paid parental leave
- Relocation assistance if applicable
- Daily lunch in office and fully stocked kitchen
ITAR Requirement
To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations (ITAR), applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.