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Internworking student mfd Guidance, Navigation and Control GNC and Flight Dynamics
2021-10-01 18:12:28| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Our guidance, navigation and control team is searching for a motivated intern to support the development of the flight algorithm of the RFA launch vehicle. You enjoy working in a dedicated, dynamic and international environment that aims for highperformance engineering solutions in aerospace technology? Then apply for us. Your Tasks Development and evaluation of GNC algorithm and software Development and evaluation of launch vehicle flight dynamics models Work on dedicated tasks depending on your skillset and interest possible Your Qualifications Bachelor or Master study in Electrical, Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Technical Informatics, Mathematics, Physics or related discipline Experience with matlab, simulink and CC is a plus Good understanding of at least one of the following areas is considered beneficial control system design, flight dynamics modelling, wind modelling, kinematics and dynamics modelling, monte carlo simulation, statistical analysis, database application development Ability to communicate in English all daytoday activities are performed in English Selfindependent, handson mentality and a structured way of working
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GNC Engineer
2021-04-07 16:14:16| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Astroscale is seeking to employ an experienced and motivated GNC Engineer at our facility based in Harwell, UK. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing company seeking to make a positive contribution to the growing problem of orbital debris that endangers mankinds continued use of space as an asset. This role will allow the right candidate to shape solutions for our missions. Whilst the candidate will primarily work in the UK, they will interact extensively with a larger team in Astroscales Japan Office and may be required to travel to Tokyo as needed in support of Astroscale projects and operations. Responsibilities Contribute to Guidance, Navigation and Control systems and design activities for Astroscale missions derive and design to AOCS Attitude Orbit Control SystemGNC Guidance, Navigation, and Control subsystem requirements. Support development of GNC hardware architecture, tradeoff analysis of hardware towards an overall GNC hardware solution. Design, optimisation and test of GNC algorithms e.g. navigation filters, guidance strategies and controllers. Design of GNC simulator modelsfunctionalities. Contribute to system level activities, such as developing mission CONOPS Concept of Operations, defining FMECA Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis and FDIR FaultFailure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery processes and design, system test and verification activities. Contribute to current developmentfocussed GNC activities as well as future productionfocussed GNC activities e.g. QA Quality Assurance processes. Essential Skills Diploma bachelor or masters degree in aerospace engineering or another relevant engineeringscience discipline. Experience with computer languages commonly used for aerospace algorithm simulations e.g. MATLABSimulink and Python. GNC algorithm design e.g. navigation filters, guidance strategies andor controllers. Experience designing faulttolerant GNC systems e.g. faulttolerant algorithm software design, RPO Rendezvous Proximity Operations fault detection etc. Experience of GNC Hardware AIT Assembly, Integration and Test. Can work both autonomously with initiative, and collaboratively as part of the wider GNCproject groups. Can strike a good balance between a creative approach to Engineering and being able to deliver on time to business requirements. Desired Skills Knowledge and experience of GNC rendezvous and pose estimation sensors and methods. Experience of Microsatellite 100200kg GNC design. Experience of onorbit GNC analysis, debug and refinement. Experience of DesignforTest methodologies. Experience of satellite trajectory design and analysis e.g. passively safe trajectories, abort manoeuvres and collision avoidance manoeuvres. Practical working knowledge of digital electronics relevant to a GNC system communications protocols, satellite Command Data Handling, digital integration to enable HardwareintheLoop Testing etc. Knowledge of missions concerning active debris removal or RPO RemoveDebris, CleanSpace ESA projects e.g. e.DeOrbit, DEOS, ATV, ETS7, DARPA Express. Location Astroscale UK Harwell, with occasional travelling to Astroscale Japan Tokyo About Astroscale Astroscale is the first private company with a vision to secure the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations, and the only company solely dedicated to onorbit servicing across all orbits. Founded in 2013, Astroscale is developing innovative and scalable solutions across the spectrum of onorbit servicing missions, including life extension, insitu space situational awareness, endoflife services, and active debris removal, to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale is also defining business cases and working with government and commercial stakeholders to develop norms, regulations, and incentives for the responsible use of space. Headquartered in Japan, Astroscale has an international presence with subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, and Singapore. Astroscale is a rapidly expanding venture company, working to advance safe and stable growth in space and solve a growing environmental concern. End of Life Services by Astroscaledemonstration ELSAd, the companys first onorbit demonstration of debris capture and removal, launched in March 2021.
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GNC Engineer
2021-03-17 12:15:32| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
WHO ARE WE? GMV www.gmv.com is a technological and engineering company with an international presence employing more than 2300 staff. Founded in 1984, GMV works in many different sectors, like Space, Defense, Telecommunications, Security and Transportation. GMV provides systems and solutions, specialist hitech products and services. Our activities take in the whole life cycle, the design and development of software and hardware, integration of systems and subsystems, verification and testing, operational support and maintenance. We are one of the worlds top suppliers working for space organizations and agencies and also for the major satellite manufacturers and operators covering the whole range of activities and services within the space sector like flight segment, navigation, ground segment, data processing and operational support. GMV currently runs 8 work centers in Spain and offices in France, Germany, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, USA, Colombia and United Kingdom. We recruit and hire excellent engineers, and encourage innovation, technical excellence and continuing education. Our engineers regularly present papers at technical conferences, continue their education and we reinvest more than 12 of budget in IRD projects. This striving for excellence, innovation and flexibility is part of our culture. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities Duties Tasks be a GNC Project engineer be in charge with Navigation, Guidance and Control analysis for different types of scenarios launcher, Formation Flying, planetary descent, rendezvous Participate in the analysis and design of GNC functionalities modelling and testing GNC simulators building, tailoring and setup. Qualifications Bachelor degree and Master degree Required knowledge Astrodynamics and Orbital Mechanics advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control Medium MatlabSimulink Advanced English language Advanced Desirable Knowledge Presentation skills Medium System engineering Basic Avionics Basic. Experience at least 2 years of experience WHAT DO WE OFFER? The possibility to work in an international team, with innovative projects. We also give you the chance to develop your career abroad in our many other working centers. Professional Career Development. We help you directing your career, starting from a technical base, passing through the team and project management, the technical expertise or the commercial area, keeping contact with our clients. Its up to you! Access to the companys training program. You can acquire and sharpen your knowledge in the technologies we use, as well as your language skills. Social benefits. Flexible working schedule, and possibility to work from home. Possibility to participate in team activities and sports competitions with us. Our personnel policies guarantee equal treatment of all our staff and encourages diversity, from the jobselection process and then throughout their whole careers in the company. If you would like to work in an interesting, fun, fastpaced, challenging, diverse and global company which is growing rapidly, please send us your resume to Career site For more information about GMV, please visit our website at www.gmv.com and our positions at www.gmv.comenEmploymentVacancies
Engineer for Development, Simulation, Test, and Verification of GNC Systems for Space Appliations
2020-12-09 08:12:52| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Start your mission with DLR. The German Aerospace Center DLR has a dual mandate as the national research center for aeronautics and space, and as the space agency of the German federal government. Approximately 10,000 people work for DLR on a uniquely diverse range of topics spanning the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transportation and security research. They collaborate on projects extending from fundamental research to the development of the innovative applications and products of the future. If the idea of joining a topclass team of researchers working in a supportive, inspirational environment appeals to you, then why not launch your mission with us? For our Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems at the Institute of Space Systems in Bremen we wish to recruit for the Development, Simulation, Test, and Verification of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems for Space Applications one Engineer Embedded Systems, AerospaceSpace Engineering, Mechatronics or similar Your Mission The Institute of Space Systems in Bremen designs and analyzes future spacecraft and space missions launchers, orbital and exploration systems, and satellites, and assesses them with regard to their technical performance and cost. It applies stateoftheart methods of multidisciplinary engineering in system design and analysis for example, a computerized system for concurrent design. The Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Department focuses on the capability to analyze, design, develop, implement, simulate, test, and verify attitude and orbit control systems AOCS guidance, navigation, and control GNC systems for space applications and their components. This involves a range of disciplines, including requirements management, systems engineering, algorithm development, software implementation, systems analysissimulationverification, and hardwareintheloop testing. The GNC Systems Department is also conducting research and development of promising and strategic technologies for AOCS and GNC systems. The research and development activities of the GNC Appliances Research Group extend to the holistic conception, development, implementation, simulation, testing, and verification of GNC systems for space applications. This also includes system and simulation technology for the entire development cycle of GNC applications, as well as the aspects of high availability and high reliability of systems. The group also operates laboratories and facilities for testing and verifying GNC systems. With its activities, the research group provides integral technologies and key skills for the implementation of highly specialized GNC algorithms and technologies in real applications within the department. Within this context, we are looking for scientific staff members to conduct the following tasks within the GNC Appliances Research Group development, test, and verification of hard and software elements of embedded systems specification, selection, and procurement of components for GNC systems development, implementation, and validation of simulation models and realtime simulation systems characterization and modelling of sensors and actuators conception, development, setup, and operation of measurement, experimental, or simulation setups for GNC systems in all development phases verification and validation of simulations, algorithms, and software integration of components and systems, support of systemlevel AIVAIT processes production, technical review, and auditing of scientific and technical documentation derivation and monitoring of requirements for the development processes documentation, presentation, and publication of results supervision of student internships, project and semester reports, and theses commitment to group activities such as maintenance and development of laboratories, development and improvement of procedures, knowledge management, or acquisition of external funding Your Qualifications successfully completed university degree on masters level or equivalent according to 7 II Tarifvertrag ber die Entgeltordnung des Bundes TV EntgO Bund in the domain of embedded systems, aerospacespace engineering, mechatronics, computer science, electronics, or similar knowledge about usual hard and software architectures of embedded systems and realtime operating systems e.g., RTEMS, QNX, Rodos good programming skills in C, C, and MATLABSimulink as well as good knowledge of the software development process for embedded systems crosscompiling toolchains, debugging, profiling, etc. experiences with modelling and simulation of sensors and actuators as well as with implementation, validation, and execution of realtime simulations e.g. with dSPACE systems fluent in written and spoken English, ideally with work experience abroad conformance with the personal requirements for handling of exportcontrolled goods and information according to German, European and American export control laws willingness to domestic and international travels on official business desired knowledge in generation of CC code for embedded systems out of MATLABSimulink using MATLABSimulink Coder and Embedded Coder experience in development of technical systems for space applications according to spacetypical norms and standards e.g., ECSS is welcome ideally handling and programming of microcontrollers and FPGAs experience in modeling and designing software e.g., with the help of UML as well as incode documentation accompanying development e.g., with Doxygen is desired knowledge in the domain of electrical engineering, analog and digital electronics is preferred practical experience with developing electronic assemblies as well as with measurement technology for electronics development knowledge in the domain of mechanical engineering and the development of draft conceptions for mechanical systems using CAD software e.g., CATIA V5, Inventor is welcome experience with Linux operating systems ideally Ubuntu and version control systems e.g. Git, Subversion is optional practical experience with writing scientific and technical documents with LaTeX is desired scientific publications articles in peerreviewed journals, conference contributions, etc. are welcome supervision of student seminar papers and theses is optional mastery of written and spoken German is an advantage experience and successes with acquisition of external funding is a bonus Your Benefits Look forward to a fulfilling job with an employer who appreciates your commitment and supports your personal and professional development. Our unique infrastructure offers you a working environment in which you have unparalleled scope to develop your creative ideas and accomplish your professional objectives. Disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential treatment. Apply via DLRs website.
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Senior GNC engineer
2020-11-12 17:12:17| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Description Trajectory design and analysis of launch vehicles and related launch operations in the department of Avionics and GNC. Responsibilities Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion for suborbital and orbital launch vehicles. Development of 6DOF launch vehicle and spacecraft dynamics simulators. Perform aerodynamic characterization of aerospace vehicles. Contribute to flight safety analysis, safety corridors, IIPs. Interaction with other subsystems and systems engineers for trajectory optimization. Contribution to launch licensing according to international regulations. Provide inputs for flight hardware structural and propulsion components. Preflight postflight data processing and correlation with simulations and tests. Software verification via testing with flightsoftwareintheloop and hardwareintheloop. Required competences Masters degree in Aerospace engineering, Space exploration or flight mechanics, or GNC. 7 years experience with MatlabSimulink. 7 years experience with flight simulation programs rocket trajectories and orbital mechanics. Knowledge of Computer Fluid Dynamics CFD software. Experience with space Launch Vehicle trajectory simulations suborbital or orbital and with the use of ASTOS, STK or similar software. Valued competences Experience with spacecraft orbital trajectory design and simulations. Experience with ballistic missile trajectory design. Experience with reentry aerothermodynamics analysis and simulations. Experience with Safety analysis and international regulations for launch vehicles. Experience with FTS design and dispersion simulation. Experience with control dynamics and optimization strategies for missile and orbital spacecrafts. Dynamic and resilient. Team player able to work on different tasks in parallel. Experience Relevant experience in rocket trajectory analysis and simulation software development.
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