Hiring: Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer II Company: CesiumAstro Location: Denver Metropolitan Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 11:15:04 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, C++, Linear, Python About the job Experience: •Applied hands-on capability in spacecraft instrumentation, subsystems, and test labs Required Skills: •In this position, you will work on a small team in the design and analysis of GNC systems for CesiumAstro satellites and payloads. •Guidance, Navigation, and Control through all stages of design, integration, test, and operations. •As such, you will perform trade studies, participate in design reviews, create models, and complete simulations and system testing. •Build, test, and fly hardware. •As a CesiumAstro spacecraft team member, you will work on a small team to develop satellites and put them in orbit. Qualifications: •Master of Science (MS), or Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or institution •2 years of internship, research, or industry experience in satellite attitude and orbit systems •Expertise in attitude estimation, guidance, and control; coordinate frame transformations; linear algebra; and non-linear systems •Operational familiarity with space mission simulation tools such as STK, Basilisk, GMAT, or FreeFlyer •Fluency with Python and C++, or other modeling languages •Operational familiarity with spacecraft mission design including events, pointing modes, maneuver planning, and operations •Excellent written and verbal communication skills Compensation: •$113,000 - $136,400 / year •$113,000 - $136,400 a year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!