GNC Engineering Intern
Dispatch, San Francisco, California
The role
The GNC (Guidance, Navigation & Controls) team is responsible for the analysis, simulation, algorithms, and flight performance that take Spark-1 from launch vehicle separation through on-orbit operations, deorbit, and atmospheric entry.
Interns at Dispatch work directly on problems that affect upcoming missions. You'll own meaningful technical work and collaborate closely with engineers across flight software, avionics, and vehicle systems as we design, test, and operate Spark-1.
What you will do
- Own or contribute to GNC and astrodynamics analysis, algorithms, and simulations for Spark-1
- Develop and test spacecraft GNC software, sensors, and actuators in simulation, software-in-the-loop, and hardware-in-the-loop environments
- Build flight dynamics and mission analysis tools for orbit propagation, navigation, maneuver planning, targeting, scheduling, and mission operations
- Design and implement algorithms for spacecraft attitude determination and control, orbit determination, autonomous maneuver execution, collision avoidance, and deorbit targeting