GNC/AOCS Engineer

activities cover:

• Satellite formation flying, rendezvous, in-orbit servicing (IOS) and active debris removal (ADR)

• Entry, descent, and landing on planets (Earth, Mars) & natural satellites

• Launch vehicles

• Earth observation, up-stream (flight segment) and downstream

• Interplanetary exploration and navigation

• Unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs, UGVs)

• System and mission design

Main Duties:

The following types of responsibilities are envisioned:

• Specification, design, implementation, and validation of GNC and FDIR algorithms, to be applied to satellites, launchers, and re-entry vehicles, among others

• Specification, design, implementation, and validation of AOCS algorithms, to be applied to Earth-observation, interplanetary, and ADR/IOS satellites, among others

The activities involved may include:

– Model-based design and i...