Senior Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Relocation assistance is provided, including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Company

Builds spacecraft for humanity, including landers and future space systems.

What you will do

• Develop lander guidance, navigation, and control systems across the complete GNC life cycle.
• Define requirements, perform preliminary design and sizing, and maintain technical baselines.
• Develop control algorithms and software, including modelling, simulation, and model validation.
• Integrate flight computers and sensors and support hardware-in-the-loop and flight testing.
• Perform parameter characterization and estimation, verification, and validation.
• Collaborate with Avionics, Propulsion, HiL, EGSE, and ground-control teams to integrate software into the test framework and deliver work packages on time, quality, and cost.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing primary flight-control systems.
• Hands-on experience with rocket-engine-powered lander vehicles, such as planetary landers or reusable launchers.
• Strong knowledge of control-law design, sensor data fusion, modelling and simulation, and the full control-system chain.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience in HiL testing, verification and validation, and parameter characterization or estimation.
• Fluent English required. Independent, proactive work and strong communication skills are expected.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or higher in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with slosh dynamics, guidance and real-time trajectory optimization, or vision-based navigation.
• Experience with low-level embedded software frameworks, ideally NASA cFS.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile environment with fast decision-making and clear attention to system goals.
• Open and collaborative work style focused on transparent communication about risks and obstacles.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of spacecraft and the democratization of space.
• Relocation assistance is available, including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV for consideration.
• Offers are contingent on a background check subject to the country, role, and project.