GNC Algorithms Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a technically strong GNC Algorithms Engineer to join a specialist space engineering team working on advanced spacecraft systems. You will be involved across the full GNC development lifecycle, from early-stage algorithm design and modelling through simulation, verification, integration and operational support. The role offers the opportunity to work on complex spacecraft GNC challenges, including autonomous navigation, relative pose estimation, guidance, control and rendezvous and proximity operations. Youll take ownership of challenging technical problems, develop innovative solutions and work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to turn advanced GNC concepts into robust, flight-ready systems. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, implement and test GNC algorithms for spacecraft missions. Develop, validate and maintain high-fidelity GNC simulation environments for algorithm development and performance assessment. Model spacecraft hardware, orbital dynamics and attitude dynamics within simulation environments. Contribute to the design, development and testing of GNC flight software. Support hardware trade-off analysis, particularly relating to rendezvous and proximity operations and their impact on GNC performance. Support the integration of GNC software onto spacecraft platforms. Contribute to system-level engineering activities, including FMECA and FDIR definition and analysis. Support GNC verification and validation activities, including verification strategies, test plans, procedures and execution. Work collaboratively with Systems, Flight Dynamics, Computer Vision and other engineering disciplines to ensure software and hardware compatibility and performance. Essential Experience