Hybrid Senior AOCS Systems Engineer

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About the role

  • Senior AOCS Systems Engineer ensuring satellites maintain proper orientation. Collaborating across teams for operational efficiency of satellite systems with an impactful mission.

Responsibilities

  • Drive selection of future AOCS hardware components
  • Characterize and validate existing AOCS performance by designing and executing in-orbit experiments and analyzing telemetry data with the help of analysis software you develop
  • Develop software tools to predict performance of our future AOCS systems
  • Debug on-orbit anomalies requiring deep system understanding and a systematic approach to identify root causes and prevent recurrence
  • Support software teams in implementing changes to prevent repetition of known issues
  • Develop and maintain software tools that help debug AOCS anomalies as they happen
  • Maintain verification procedures and work closely with production and testing teams to implement process improvements and new test setups
  • Help establish and evolve internal processes for anomaly handling and resolution to ensure robust and predictable AOCS operations

Requirements

  • First-principles mindset with experience resolving in-orbit anomalies in a systematic manner and identifying root causes
  • Strong understanding of AOCS fundamentals including rigid body motion, differential equations, coordinate transformations, 3D geometry, feedback loops, state estimation, and basic orbital dynamics
  • Strong understanding of underlying principles and failure modes of AOCS sensors and actuators such as reaction wheels, magnetorquers, star trackers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, and GNSS
  • Strong understanding of performance drivers of AOCS systems
  • Proven track record of owning cross-domain systems involving feedback control loops across their complete lifecycle including maintenance and operations
  • Broad engineering knowledge across controls, mechanical, and electronics domains
  • Proficiency in Python, C++, or Matlab

Job title

Senior AOCS Systems Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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