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Recent Graduate - Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Katalyst Space Technologies
Location
Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Posted
20 days ago
Department
Guidance, Navigation, and Control
Salary
$80,000 - $105,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor's degree completed, or expected before start date, in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, Physics, Robotics, or a closely related technical field.
  • Strong academic or project-based grounding in rigid-body dynamics, controls, estimation, navigation, orbital mechanics, numerical methods, or related GNC fundamentals.
  • Demonstrated hands-on GNC experience through internships, research, student spacecraft or robotics teams, capstone projects, personal projects, laboratories, or prior employment.
  • Ability to break down ambiguous GNC problems, identify assumptions, build appropriate models, make reasonable tradeoffs, and validate work through simulation, test, or data.
  • Clear written and verbal technical communication, including the ability to explain personal contributions versus team contributions.
  • Comfort learning new spacecraft dynamics, sensors, actuators, software tools, and mission concepts quickly.
Nice to have
  • Internship, research, co-op, or project experience in spacecraft GNC, flight dynamics, robotics, autonomous systems, aerospace, defense technology, or another controls- or estimation-intensive environment.
  • Experience taking a GNC model, algorithm, or controller from analysis into simulation or test and using the results to drive changes.
  • Exposure to dynamics, feedback control, state estimation, navigation, orbital mechanics, trajectory analysis, simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or C/C++.
  • Willingness to work hands-on in the office, lab, integration, or test environment as required and to support occasional extended hours during critical test or mission activities.
What the job really is

As a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer at Katalyst, you will contribute to the design, development, and testing of spacecraft GNC systems. Your role involves hands-on work with simulations, data analysis, and collaboration across various engineering disciplines to ensure effective GNC performance. You will take ownership of specific GNC problems, progressing from supervised tasks to independent responsibilities as you grow technically.

Benefits
  • Base salary determined on a case-by-case basis, anticipated range $80,000 - $105,000 annually.
  • Eligibility for long-term incentives, in the form of the Employee Stock Option and Equity Plan.
  • Relocation bonus and other discretionary bonuses.
  • Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off.
Things to weigh
  • No specific mention of remote work options; hands-on work is emphasized.
  • Role involves compliance with ITAR regulations, which may limit non-US applicants' eligibility.
  • The salary range is broad and determined on a case-by-case basis, which may lead to variability in offers.
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