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GNC Test Engineer

AST SpaceMobile · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
87 days
AST SpaceMobile's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of AST SpaceMobile's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at AST SpaceMobile
high
231 stale, 6 reposted of 231 open
Hiring momentum
268 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AST SpaceMobile's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AST SpaceMobile.

About this role

The GNC Test Engineer role at AST SpaceMobile involves developing and maintaining automated test frameworks for flight software related to attitude and orbit control systems. The engineer will design test scripts in Python and MATLAB, execute various tests, review C++ flight software, and document results while collaborating with engineering teams. This position requires a strong understanding of control systems and orbital mechanics, along with the ability to communicate effectively with remote teams.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 1–3 years of relevant experience in control systems, estimation theory, flight dynamics, orbital mechanics, or simulation-driven validation
  • Some hands-on experience with Python, including scripting and data analysis
  • Familiarity with MATLAB and/or Simulink sufficient to run simulations and analyze numerical results
  • Exposure to C++; ability to read and follow flight software code with guidance
  • Foundational understanding of control systems theory (e.g. closed-loop dynamics, PID controllers, or state-space concepts)
  • Introductory knowledge of orbital mechanics (e.g. Keplerian orbits, reference frames, coordinate transformations)

Nice to have

  • Experience writing automated test frameworks or continuous integration pipelines for embedded or real-time software
  • Familiarity with spacecraft sensors and actuators for attitude determination and control systems including star trackers, IMUs, reaction wheels, magnetorquers, or thrusters
  • Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or software-in-the-loop (SIL) test environments
  • Exposure to spacecraft telemetry tools, ground software, or mission operations environments
  • Knowledge of estimation theory

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Willing to work from office about 80% of the time
  • The job description may change based on business demands.

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Listed by AST SpaceMobile on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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