Guidance, Navigation, and Control; GN&C Engineer

Lentech is seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Engineer to support NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Mission Operations.

This position requires a self‑motivated, capable person with strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills. In addition to outstanding technical expertise, the individual must possess a positive team‑player attitude, be flexible and willing to take on new assignments and responsibilities as they arise, and be confident when communicating complex technical ideas.

Work Location: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

Security Clearance: Public Trust

• Perform fault/anomaly analysis and performance trending of attitude control actuator and sensor performance, identify appropriate workarounds, and implement solutions.
• Identify potential control law issues, determine control modifications, perform simulations and analyses, and assess on‑orbit performance.
• Respond to operational anomalies and provide 24x7 on‑call anomaly support.
• Create and modify analysis and trending software tools.
• Generate technical reports and presentations.
• Develop and maintain command procedures, telemetry display pages, and subsystem operations procedures/documentation.
• Support planning and execution of ground test and spacecraft operations activities.
• Must be able to work on site full time at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, or a related discipline, or equivalent education in related discipline with combined experience.

• Requires GN&C experience with spaceflight hardware and in-depth knowledge of attitude determination and control algorithms and sensors.
• Possess extensive attitude modelling, simulation, and data analysis experience.
• Experience using data analysis tools/techniques (e.g., MATLAB, SQL).
• Elevated mathematics and programming skills (e.g., Java, Python).
• Excellent organizational, leadership, oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones.
• Ability to understand and apply new concepts within an evolving environment.
• Must be a US citizen with ability to pass a government background investigation.

• Ideally possess three or more years of relevant work experience in the aerospace industry with concentration in attitude determination and control systems.
• Ideally possess experience with version control systems (e.g. Git, Jira).

Lentech, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Pay Range: The proposed salary range for this position is: $80,000.00-$.