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Compensation: $165,000 - $205,000 / year

Department: Autonomous Systems

Location: Boulder

Compensation: $165,000 - $205,000 / year

Description

As a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Manager at Impulse Space, you will lead a world-class team implementing GNC for space vehicles including propulsive satellites, large transfer vehicles/kick stages, and landers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of GNC engineers working on our portfolio of spacecraft
• Mentor engineers in their professional growth
• Evaluate the technical performance of team members
• Champion continuous improvement in the GNC system and analysis/verification simulations
• Partake in GNC architectural trades and design for new vehicles
• Organize and track team progress on a variety of projects
• Evaluate GNC algorithm design and implementation
• Communicate GNC needs to the broader engineering team
• Work with the business development team to identify and capture new opportunities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 7+ years of experience in spacecraft GNC design and analysis
• 2+ years of experience with direct report management in a technical leadership role
• Proficiency in Matlab and C++
• Experience performing control analysis in time and frequency domains, estimation theory, or astrodynamics

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience developing and managing GNC platforms in growing company environment
• Demonstrated experience in upper stage or lander control
• Experience with vehicle-GNC design processes, from concept, through design reviews and implementation
• Experience with rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) or formation flying
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment
• Experience in spacecraft operations

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

Job function

• Job function Other
• Industries Defense and Space Manufacturing

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