Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer Associate (Fall 2026)

About this role

Astranis seeks a recent graduate or master's student to join their Guidance, Navigation, and Control team for a 12-week salaried associate position. You'll design, build, and test satellite software and hardware that will operate in space, working on challenging problems alongside experienced engineers.

What you'll do

• Design and develop satellite guidance, navigation, and control software
• Build and test hardware components for spacecraft systems
• Collaborate with the GNC team on orbital mechanics and control problems
• Contribute to flight software that will be deployed on operational satellites
• Participate in hardware-in-the-loop testing and validation

What they're looking for

• Control theory and/or estimation methods
• Python and/or C/C++ programming
• Software and/or hardware design and testing
• Orbital mechanics knowledge
• Spacecraft design (bonus)
• Low thrust trajectory analysis (bonus)

Benefits

• Competitive weekly salary of $1,925
• Opportunity to see your work launched into space
• Mentorship from experienced aerospace engineers
• Potential conversion to full-time employment
• Work on meaningful, high-impact satellite projects