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$168k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
SpaceX currently has
851 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 590 roles with salary data.
The GNC Engineer - Embedded Controls (Starlink) joins the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team to ensure robust and precise pointing for satellites, payloads, propulsion systems, and mechanisms. This role involves vehicle design trades, simulation, flight code implementation, and space deployment. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing electromechanical control systems like solar array actuators, antenna gimbals, and high bandwidth active optics, alongside satellite attitude control and momentum management. The engineer will also develop fluid and power system controls for hall thrusters and perform optimal state estimation. Required skills include C++, Python, and Matlab for high fidelity simulations, along with expertise in closed loop controls, state space methods, Kalman filters, and rigid body dynamics. The work focuses on the technical challenges of the Starlink broadband internet satellite constellation.
C++
Python
MATLAB
Closed Loop Control
State Estimation
Kalman Filters
Embedded C++
Flight Software
Dynamics
Orbital Mechanics
Unit Testing
Simulation
Firmware
Rigid Body Dynamics
C++
Python
GNC
ADCS
6DOF Modeling
Monte Carlo Simulation
Hardware-in-the-Loop
State Estimation
Orbital Mechanics
Control Theory
Flight Software
Trajectory Optimization
GNSS
Radio Navigation
Data Analysis
GNC
Python
C++
6-DOF Dynamics
Control Systems
Orbital Mechanics
Monte Carlo Analysis
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Simulation
Classical Dynamics
Aerodynamics
Sensors
Actuators
Algorithm Unit Testing
C++
Python
Orbital Mechanics
Trajectory Optimization
Model Predictive Control
Convex Optimization
State-Space Methods
Classical Control Theory
Numerical Propagation
Dynamical Systems
Mixed-Integer Programming
Collision Avoidance
Simulation
Software Development
Trade Studies
C++
Python
MATLAB
Embedded C++
Closed Loop Control
State Estimation
Kalman Filters
Flight Software
Dynamics
Orbital Mechanics
Unit Testing
Simulation
Firmware
GNC
State Space
Frequency Domain