GNC/AOCS Engineer

GNC/AOCS Engineer

Astos Solutions

Stuttgart, Germany

To strengthen our GNC/AOCS team, we are looking for an engineer with a sound background in control engineering and a hands-on approach to the development, implementation and verification of satellite control algorithms.

You will contribute to a range of national and international space missions, from conventional satellite attitude and orbit control to rendezvous and proximity operations.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop and implement GNC/AOCS algorithms for satellite missions, including attitude and orbit control as well as rendezvous and proximity operations
• Model and analyse satellite dynamics, actuators, sensors and control systems
• Design GNC/AOCS concepts, operational modes and fault detection, isolation and recovery strategies
• Verify and validate algorithms using model-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop and real-time test environments
• Support qualification-level testing and the preparation of flight-ready software components
• Generate embedded software using auto-coding tools and perform subsequent review and manual refinement where required
• Contribute to technical studies, customer projects and internal product development
• Prepare and review technical documentation
• Participate in technical discussions, reviews and project meetings with customers and partners

Your Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

• A university degree in aerospace engineering, control engineering, cybernetics or a comparable field
• Strong knowledge of control engineering, including classical control methods
• Experience in mathematical modelling and analysis of dynamic systems
• A sound understanding of satellite dynamics and GNC/AOCS systems
• Good knowledge of MATLAB and Simulink
• Good written and spoken English; German language skills are an advantage
• A structured, analytical and hands-on approach to engineering work
• Eligibility to work with export-controlled technical information and, if required in the future, to undergo a German personnel security clearance (Sicherheitsüberprüfung, SÜG), which can depend on nationality and residence history

Desirable Qualifications – experience in one or more of the following areas would be an advantage:

• Robust, optimal or model-based control methods
• Orbital mechanics and relative orbital dynamics
• Rendezvous and proximity operations
• GNC/AOCS architecture and FDIR design
• Embedded or flight software development
• Auto-coding using Simulink Coder, Embedded Coder or dSPACE TargetLink
• Model-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, processor-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop testing
• Space engineering standards and flight-software qualification processes