Principal GNC Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-31
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Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Systems Engineer
Employment:
Full-time, Permanent
Lead the development of flight-critical GNC systems for new spacecraft missions.
EVONA is partnering with a fast-growing New Space business developing mission-configurable spacecraft for a wide range of mission requirements.
With $380M+ in funding
, including an $80M Series A and a recent $300M PIPE deal, the company is scaling rapidly and investing in multiple new spacecraft programs.
We're searching for a Principal GNC Engineer in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, who can take technical ownership of spacecraft guidance, navigation and control systems.
This isn't a maintenance-focused position. You'll be designing new architectures, developing algorithms and helping deliver spacecraft from initial design through flight.
What you'll be doing- Lead spacecraft GNC architecture, design and algorithm development.
- Own attitude determination, attitude control, state estimation and control law development.
- Define technical requirements, performance budgets and verification approaches.
- Develop and oversee spacecraft dynamics models and 6
DOF simulation environments. - Lead GNC integration with flight software, sensors, actuators and propulsion systems.
- Drive SIL/HIL verification, technical reviews and flight readiness activities.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership across multiple spacecraft programs.
- Mentor engineers and provide hands-on technical guidance.
- Support launch, commissioning and on-orbit operations.
- Proven technical ownership of spacecraft attitude control or GNC architecture.
- Strong expertise in control theory, spacecraft dynamics and estimation algorithms.
- Hands-on experience developing flight-critical GNC algorithms.
- MATLAB/Simulink, 6
DOF simulation and flight software experience. - Experience with spacecraft integration, verification and qualification.
- Strong preference for engineers with spacecraft flight heritage
, including on-orbit operations. - Experience leading technical teams or major GNC work streams.
- RPO or proximity operations experience is beneficial but not mandatory.
- $175K–$225K base + equity
- $380M+ in funding
- Ownership of new spacecraft GNC architectures
- Multiple spacecraft programs and greenfield engineering
- Significant technical influence in a rapidly scaling organisation
- Relocation assistance available
US citizenship is required.
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