The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Develop innovative guidance, navigation, and control systems for Starship
Engage in multi-disciplinary vehicle systems investigations and design work: that define the systems architecture
Implement new software or algorithms to enable mission unique capabilities: and leading edge launch vehicle performance
Develop 6-DOF dynamics simulation models used for GNC systems analysis and validation
Analyze launch vehicle trajectories, performance dispersions, and flight stability
Conduct post flight data review and correlation with analyses for continued improvement of predictions
What they're looking for
- Support launch and mission operations of vehicles that you enabled
- Perform testing of GNC software utilizing hardware-in-the-loop testing, Monte: Carlo analysis, and algorithm unit testing
- Bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline
- Experience with control systems, orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, and simulation