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Senior GNC Engineer, Space

Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
87 days
Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
high
2263 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
Hiring momentum
3233 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

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About this role

As a Senior GNC Engineer on Anduril's Space team, you will design and implement Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) subsystems for spacecraft, working with various teams to ensure successful mission execution. Your responsibilities will include developing software and hardware solutions, creating test plans, and collaborating with customers to meet mission objectives in diverse orbital environments. This role is integral to the development of advanced space capabilities and requires a strong engineering background in related fields.

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

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What you need

  • Strong engineering background in Astrodynamics, Aerospace Engineering, Dynamics and Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or other engineering degree.
  • Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, Go, and/or Linux Systems.
  • Experience conducting spacecraft operations and satellite command and control with an emphasis on system reliability and uptime.
  • Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
  • Experience with orbital mechanics and resident space object tracking capabilities.
  • Experience developing 3-DOF simplified and 6-DOF high-fidelity dynamics simulation models used for GNC systems analysis and validation.

Nice to have

  • A desire to work on critical software and hardware designs in the space domain.
  • Experience testing propulsion subsystems in laboratory environments that mimic the space environmental constraints.
  • Experience with testing/validation leveraging FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop testbeds and digital spacecraft simulators through nominal and fault scenarios.
  • Experience with computer vision and perception algorithms to support GNC operations.
  • Exposure to US satellite operations policy and constraints for relevant mission threads in all orbits.

What you get

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
  • Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers.

Worth weighing

  • No specific information on the company's culture or work-life balance is provided.
  • The role requires eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance, which may limit some candidates.
  • The salary range is broad and may vary significantly based on individual qualifications and experience.

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

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