Vehicle Dynamics & Controls Engineer
Reflect Orbital
Posted 6+ months ago
Vehicle Dynamics & Controls Engineer
Job Posted
May 2, 2024 7:27 PM
Status
Open Role
Team
Engineering
Location
Hawthorne CA
Type
Full-time
Pay Range
$120,000 — $200,000
About The Role
As a vehicle dynamics engineer, you will enable us to predict the in-orbit performance of a novel space vehicle. Your work will span from vehicle-level dynamics modeling, to propagated orbital dynamics modeling, to controller design that we can implement on flight-ready avionics. We’re looking for someone who brings “full-stack” gnc development capability to the table.
Responsibilities
Develop and own our 6dof simulation for understanding vehicle attitude, station-keeping, and orbital performance.
Design and implement controllers on hardware going to space by actually writing software yourself
Use simulation to constrain and inform ADCS design
Work closely with avionics engineers to have performant, reliable attitude determination and control
Analyze orbits, constellation designs, trajectories and attitude motion profiles to maximize vehicle service performance
Contribute to high-level vehicle architecture decisions
Support prototyping, implement controllers on prototype hardware
Come up with creative solutions to novel problems that surround precisely putting a spot of reflected sunlight on the ground from space
Ideal Qualifications
PhD/masters in GNC-related field
5+ years of experience with in-space dynamics and controls.
Clear prior technical ownership of functioning vehicle controllers and sim (I designed and simulated the gnc for “xyz” vehicle)
Experience bringing up sim environments from scratch, opinionated/familiar with best practices.
About us
Reflect Orbital sells sunlight from orbit to solar farms and large-scale lighting applications after sunset using a very large constellation of in-space reflectors. We’re a small team of engineers who make progress by building things quickly and iteratively. Time is our greatest constraint. Join us!
Working at Reflect:
We’re an early-stage hardware startup located in Hawthorne, CA.
Reflect is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The annual salary range for this role is stated at the top of this page. Compensation is determined within the range based on your qualifications, experience, and location. Our total compensation package also includes generous equity in Reflect.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.
Benefits
Reflect Orbital’s success will hinge on our team, which is why our compensation and benefits plan is designed to reward our employees and support their families as generously as we’re able.
Healthcare & Meals
Broad choice of competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance policies.
Healthy lunches provided daily.
Flexibility
Unlimited PTO policy with 2wks required per calendar year.
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