GNC Senior Engineer-Lander

Here at The Exploration Company, we are building spacecrafts for humanity.We want you as a talented Senior Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer to contribute to our lander GNC design in the frame of our future systems. You will work on all aspects of the GNC life cycle: mission and vehicle conceptual design, requirement engineering, preliminary design and sizing, modelling and simulation, incl. model validation, detailed algorithm design and software implementation, HiL and flight test, parameter characterization/estimation as well as verification and validation.Key ResponsibilitiesIn your capacity as Lander GNC Senior Engineer your role will continuously evolve, but initially your day-to-day duties will include:Requirements engineeringPreliminary design and sizingModelling and simulation, incl. model validationDetailed algorithm / control law design and software implementationHardware integration (flight computers, sensors)Support to HiL and flight testsParameter characterization/estimationVerification and validationManaging / maintaining the technical baselines to ensure that the design answers the needs of the respective project and the top-level functional definitionsCollaborating with other teams (e.g. Avionics, GNC, Propulsion, HiL, EGSE, ground control) to ensure seamless integration of the software into the test frameworkEnsure the delivery on time, on quality and on cost of the work packages in your responsibilityWhat we would love to see from youIn the role as Lander GNC Senior Engineer ideally, you will have the following:Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or related field.5+ years of experience in developing primary flight control systemsHands-on experience with rocket-engine powered lander vehicles (e.g. planetary landers, reusable launcher)Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in algorithm / control law design, sensor data fusion as well as modelling and simulationStrong understanding of entire control system chai