GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL ENGINEER
Company: Stoke Inc
Location: Kent
Posted on: October 16, 2024
Job Description:
A thriving economy in space is needed to make life on Earth more
vibrant, sustainable, and equitable. Space technology will enable
global access to information, solutions to climate change, answers
to global food security, products that transform healthcare, clean
energy production, and more. Today, rocket launch options are slow,
expensive, and unreliable. Stoke is building the world's most
efficient fully and rapidly reusable rocket designed to fly daily
that will radically increase access to space and open up the space
economy to safeguard our precious home, Earth. - -
DescriptionReusable systems are the key to seamlessly connecting
Earth and space, and require unique GNC solutions for the journey
to space and back again. - As a core member of a small and agile
GNC team, you will work on all aspects of launch vehicle and
spacecraft dynamics and control including launch into orbit,
maneuvering through orbit including rendezvous and proximity
operations, and reentry from orbit to a precise landing location.
-You will own GNC algorithms from early architecture definition
through rigorous qualification test and flight operations. - You
will work closely with the vehicle hardware design team to develop
vehicle control devices and set system-level interfaces. - You must
be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the
fly. -Responsibilities
- Develop software capabilities such as algorithms for vehicle
guidance, attitude control, engine control, and state
estimation
- Develop and validate vehicle and environment models to simulate
GNC algorithm performance and robustness
- Ensure system quality and performance through rigorous
test
- Conduct Monte Carlo analysis of nominal and failure cases for
flight safety and regulatory authorization
- Document GNC algorithm and plant model verification and
validation for FAA licensing and customer mission assurance
insightQualifications
- Exceptional command of fundamentals of feedback control system
design
- Experience with simulation and modeling of physical
systems
- Experience in guidance, navigation, and control algorithm
design and validation
- Familiarity with fundamentals of orbital mechanics and orbital
trajectory design
- Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to lead
- Ability to follow
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or similarPreferred
Qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in aerospace engineering or
similarBenefits
- Medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Flexible scheduling
- EquityCompensationTarget Levels:
- Level 1: $91,00 - $114,900
- Level 2: $104,500 - $141,400
- Level 3: $123,000 - $184,000 Equal Opportunity -The Company is
an Equal Opportunity Employer, including with respect to disability
and veteran status. - It is committed to compliance with all equal
opportunity laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA) and Title VII. - - It does not discriminate on the basis of
nationality, race, citizenship, immigration status, or any other
protected class when it comes to employment practices, including
hiring. -Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory
completion of reference and backgroundchecks, and on your ability
to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for
the Company. - Employees must comply with the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification
requirements, and, therefore, they must complete an Employment
Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and
re-verify authorization to work periodically.Separate from this I-9
process, this position entails access to certain technology and
technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws
and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be
conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access
to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.
Keywords: Stoke Inc, Renton , GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND CONTROL ENGINEER, Engineering , Kent, Washington
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