Darwin Recruitment are currently hiring for a GNC Engineer on behalf of a company that was founded in 2013, has offices in Spain, Portugal and the UK that offers expertise in flight systems, ground segment systems, space situational awareness, satellite navigation, applications and services. The knowledge of satellites, data systems and location-based services puts the company in a unique position when developing satellite applications.

The work of the GNC/AOCS Competence Centre is oriented to the design, development, specification, and validation of autonomous systems, including GNC and AOCS systems, for a broad range of aerospace and aeronautical platforms. As a matter of reference the activities cover:

* Satellite formation flying, rendezvous, in-orbit servicing (IOS) and active debris removal (ADR)

* Entry, descent, and landing on planets (Earth, Mars) & natural satellites

* Launch vehicles

* Earth observation, up-stream (flight segment) and downstream

* Interplanetary exploration and navigation

* Unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs, UGVs)

* System and mission design

Main Duties

The following types of responsibilities are envisioned:

* Specification, design, implementation, and validation of AOCS and FDIR algorithms, to be applied to Earth-observation, interplanetary, and ADR/IOS satellites, among others, and/or

* Specification, design, implementation, and validation of GNC and FDIR algorithms, to be applied to satellites, launchers, and re-entry vehicles, among others, and/or

* Specification and support to procurement of sensors and actuators for GNC and AOCS

The activities involved may include:

* Model-based design implementation of GNC/AOCS algorithms

* Simulator design, implementation, and testing

* Simulation of dynamic systems

* Mathematical modelling

* Specification and validation of GNC/AOCS solutions

* Analysis and trade-off of hardware solutions

* Interface with the overall system team

* Technical and team management

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

James Godfrey