Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Systems Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid role based at hirify.global UK in Harwell, Oxfordshire, near Didcot, United Kingdom.

Company

hirify.global develops spacecraft and on-orbit servicing solutions for the secure and sustainable development of space, serving government and commercial clients.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design, development, integration, and verification of GNC subsystems, including requirements, FDIR, and V&V strategies.
• Integrate GNC algorithms, computer vision algorithms, and GNC hardware with the wider satellite bus for rendezvous and proximity operations missions.
• Develop subsystem architectures, development and verification plans, software architecture, and overall technical solutions.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines, customers, and suppliers to define requirements, constraints, compatibility, and system performance.
• Research GNC hardware and algorithm designs, conduct subsystem trade-off analysis, and support hardware selection and integration.
• Support technical and programmatic leadership and provide analysis for on-orbit spacecraft operations.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering or another relevant engineering or science discipline.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in a GNC-related field.
• At least intermediate Matlab and Simulink development skills.
• Knowledge and experience developing GNC subsystem architectures.
• Hands-on experience with at least three of the following: GNC requirements derivation and verification; control-law and navigation-algorithm design and implementation; guidance strategies for RPO missions; translating algorithms into operational flight software; GNC hardware integration and testing; state-of-the-art GNC technologies and hardware for space missions, including technologies, trade-offs, procurement, and data processing; and capture systems for RPO missions.

Nice to have

• Experience implementing RPO and docking algorithms or solutions.
• Experience with flight dynamics and a good understanding of relative orbital dynamics.
• On-orbit operational experience with satellite missions.
• Intermediate C/C++ software development skills.
• Intermediate embedded software development skills.
• Knowledge of active debris removal missions, including RemoveDebris, e.DeOrbit, ATV, ELSA-d, and CleanSpace.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary and the option to work a 9/75 pattern.
• Flexible working around core hours in a supportive, diverse, and international environment; hybrid working is available depending on role requirements.
• 25 days of holiday, increasing yearly to a maximum of 28 days, plus 8 bank holidays.
• Life insurance, long-term sick pay, and private healthcare.
• Relocation allowance and visa sponsorship for considered employees.
• Access to a state-of-the-art office and cleanroom facility, with regular social events.