Redwire Space

Navigational Sensor Engineer (Staff level or higher)

Full Remote

Full Time

2 months ago

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Job description

Bring your passion for space!

Our team in Marlborough, MA has been actively accelerating humanity’s expansion into space for decades. During that time, our innovative team has been designing and manufacturing mission-critical, high reliability optical sensors for satellites providing guidance, navigation, situational awareness, and control capabilities. With many more exciting projects on the horizon, our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above.

Summary

Redwire Space has a current opportunity for an experienced Navigational Sensor Engineer at our Marlborough, MA facility (open to all staff levels or higher). Willing to consider both Remote and Onsite work environment for highly qualified candidates. This role will use digital and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) to design, develop, integrate, and test star tracker attitude solution systems. This individual will serve as senior technical leader to the star tracker product line and will be instrumental in its success. In additional to technical leadership, this role will have significant collaboration with the business development team to attract and win major new business. The ideal candidate will be motivated, positive, and able to work effectively in a challenging fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as senior technical leader to the business to develop Digital Engineering and MBSE processes and procedures for star tracker attitude solution systems
Identify areas where satellite operations accuracy and efficiency can be improved, especially in the areas of flight dynamics and attitude control systems
Generate quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics
Engage with customers regularly with reports on analysis and development status, activities, and achievements
Familiarize with COTS and GOTS systems and tools in support for satellite flight dynamics, attitude control, and subsystem data analysis
Mentor, coach, train, guide, direct and advise junior staff
Work with software, hardware, and FPGA engineers to propose and develop solution(s) to meet system specifications including performance requirements
Work with the team to draft and release relevant documentation such as requirements specifications, design specifications, test requirements, and design documents
Collaborate on the development of Agile Epics & Stories to meet project objectives
Create, organize, and estimate tasks required to meet story objectives including verification and/or demonstration
Collaborate with our System Test team on test concepts, plans, and integration of testing into the development cycle
Present and defend solutions to other Engineers and customers (as required)
Work cross functionally on projects with other teams across Redwire Space
Occasional travel may be required for customer meetings and program milestone support

Ideal Experience

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, physics, mathematics, systems, computer science, or similar field. Master’s degree or higher preferred.
Minimum of 8 or more years of experience as systems engineer or closely related discipline
Knowledge of the spacecraft lifecycle (I&T, operations, etc.) Troubleshooting spacecraft anomalies, whether as part of design, testing, or operations
Experience writing MATLAB or Python scripts to analyze data
Experience analyzing overall performance of a spacecraft's Attitude Control System (ACS) and performance or health of some sub-component(s) of a spacecraft's attitude control system (e.g., reaction wheels, star tracker, gyros, etc.)
US Citizenship required

Desired Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience developing star trackers or other celestial navigational sensors
Experience in image processing for camera-based sensor applications
Experience with optical image sensors in the visible or IR bands
Ability to provide technical presentations to management and customers

Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.

Don’t meet every single requirement above? No worries. We want people who can grow, collaborate and build a stronger team. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture, so if you’re excited about this job posting, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here