✨ About The Role
- The role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary vehicle engineering team to develop control and guidance solutions for the Terran R rocket.
- Responsibilities include assessing the impact of designs on vehicle controllability and performance.
- The candidate will collaborate with the flight software team to implement control algorithms and navigation solutions into the rocket.
- Recommendations for changing vehicle configurations to meet controllability and performance goals will be part of the job.
- The position also includes supporting ground and flight tests for Terran R launch vehicles.
- The work will require a comprehensive understanding of the demanding environments of launch and entry for rockets.
⚡ Requirements
- The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, with a strong foundation in aerospace principles.
- A minimum of 8 years of experience working on guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) solutions in the aerospace industry is essential.
- Specialization in flight controls, navigation, or guidance for launch vehicles or satellites is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as C++ and Python is required for this role.
- Candidates should demonstrate the ability to work independently and take ownership of end-to-end solutions in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in control systems, orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, aerodynamics, sensors and actuators, and modeling and simulation will be beneficial.