Cesium Astro
Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer II
About this role
CesiumAstro is seeking a GNC Engineer II to design, analyze, and test guidance, navigation, and control systems for satellites and aerospace platforms. You'll work across the full lifecycle from concept through orbital operations in a collaborative startup environment, contributing to hands-on hardware development and mission-critical projects.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze GNC systems for satellites and communication payloads
- Perform trade studies and participate in design reviews
- Develop models, simulations, and conduct system testing
- Build, test, and integrate GNC hardware components
- Support spacecraft from design through on-orbit operations
- Contribute to company-critical projects across multiple technical areas
What they're looking for
- Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems design
- Attitude determination and control systems (ADCS)
- MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modeling tools
- Systems engineering and trade study analysis
- Spacecraft dynamics and control theory
- Hardware integration and testing
- Technical documentation and design reviews
- Cross-functional collaboration
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Cesium Astro
Cesium Astro develops advanced hardware and systems for aerospace applications including satellites, UAVs, and rocket propulsion platforms. The company is hiring for specialized engineering roles including FPGA engineers, wire harness designers, turbomachinery engineers, and software project engineers to support its satellite and spacecraft development.
View all jobs at Cesium AstroLikely interview questions
- Describe your experience designing or analyzing attitude control systems for spacecraft—what challenges did you encounter?
- Walk us through how you'd approach a GNC trade study comparing different control architectures for a new mission.