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Senior GNC Engineer
Posted: 05/28/2026
Employment Type:
Direct Hire
Job Number: 31870
Job Location: Onsite
Industry: AERO - Aerospace
Job Description
Position Title: Senior GNC Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct-hire Senior GNC Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
Job Qualifications:
Preferred Job Qualifications:
Job Details:
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct-hire Senior GNC Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design and develop guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for spacecraft attitude and orbit control
- Build high-fidelity simulations to model spacecraft dynamics, sensors, and actuators
- Develop state estimation algorithms (e.g., Kalman filters) for navigation and attitude determination
- Design control laws for pointing, stabilization, and orbital maneuvers
- Collaborate with propulsion and hardware teams to integrate actuators and sensors into control systems
- Work with software engineers to implement GNC algorithms into flight software
- Validate system performance through simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and real-world data
- Support integration, launch preparation, and on-orbit operations
- Analyze flight data, troubleshoot anomalies, and improve system performance over time
- Contribute to system architecture decisions across vehicle and mission design
Job Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in GNC, controls, or related fields
- Strong fundamentals in dynamics, control theory, and estimation
- Experience with simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or similar)
- Experience implementing or testing control systems in real-world or simulated environments
- Ability to work in fast-paced, multidisciplinary engineering teams
Preferred Job Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field
- Experience with spacecraft GNC systems or orbital mechanics
- Familiarity with sensors such as star trackers, IMUs, and GPS
- Experience with propulsion-integrated control systems
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and validation
- Background in high-reliability or mission-critical systems
- Experience contributing to flight software or embedded systems
Job Details:
- Job Type: Direct Hire
- Salary Range: $150,000 – $200,000
- Location: Seattle, WA (Onsite)
- ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
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