Graduate GNC​/AOCS Engineer

INDRA DEIMOS is selecting one engineer to be integrated in the GNC/AOCS Competence Centre of the Flight Systems Business Unit, to support new growth areas in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), including Attitude and Orbit Control Systems (AOCS), and Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR).

The work of the GNC/AOCS Competence Centre is oriented to the design, development, specification, and validation of autonomous systems, including GNC and AOCS systems, for a broad range of aerospace and aeronautical platforms. As a matter of reference, DEIMOS’ activities cover:

• Satellite formation flying, rendezvous, in-orbit servicing (IOS) and active debris removal (ADR)
• Entry, descent, and landing on planets (Earth, Mars) & natural satellites
• Launch vehicles
• Earth observation, up-stream (flight segment lick) and downstream
• Interplanetary exploration and navigation
• Unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs, UGVs)
• System and mission design

We are looking for a Graduate GNC/AOCS Engineer to support with:

• Specification, design, implementation, and validation of GNC and FDIR algorithms, to be applied to satellites, launchers, and re-entry vehicles, among others
• Specification, design, implementation, and validation of AOCS algorithms, to be applied to Earth-observation, interplanetary, and ADR/IOS satellites, among others

• Model-based design and implementation of GNC/AOCS algorithms
• Simulator design, implementation, and testing
• Simulation of dynamic systems
• Mathematical modelling
• Specification and validation of GNC/AOCS solutions
• Analysis and trade-off of hardware solutions
• Interface with the overall system team
• Technical and team management

• A recognized engineering degree (Mechanical, posar
  
  E Aerospace, Electrical, Electronic) or a related degree (e.g., Physics, Maths)
• A strong background in control and simulation of dynamic systems
• Capacity to understand new concepts and apply them to engineering problems
• Good programming skills
  
  Experience with Matlab and Simulink

Postgraduate studies (MSc or PhD) with a focus on aeronautical / aerospace engineering and providing a solid background in at least two of the following:

• Orbital mechanics and atmospheric flight dynamics
• Classical and robust control techniques (including fixed-structure H synthesis, analysis, model predictive control)
• Navigation/state estimation techniques, such as Kalman filtering
• At least 1 year of experience in the practical application of the domains relevant to the post (relevant MSc & PhD studies offer also considered)
• Experience in flight operations in ESA/European programmes
• Experience in atmospheric flight including GNC for launch vehicles
• Solid theoretical background in GNC/AOCS
• Background on Kalman filtering

• Pension
• Hybrid working - typically 3 days in the office
• 40 hours/week - Monday - Friday
• 36 days holiday (including bank holidays)