What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior GNC Engineer position at Round-Peg Solutions (RPS)?
Are you a Senior GNC Engineer looking to design flight control systems for spacecraft that will perform orbital transfers, lunar missions, and deep space transportation?
Do you want to develop robust control algorithms, own the full vehicle control lifecycle, and see your work fly on real missions?
Impulse Space is one of the fastest growing companies in the Space sector. Founded by Tom Mueller, the engineer behind the Merlin and Draco engines that helped transform modern spaceflight, the company is building the transportation infrastructure that powers the next generation of space missions.
What's on offer:
Equity: This role includes a strong equity package in one of the fastest growing start-ups within the Space sector!
Ownership: You will have the opportunity to develop advanced flight control systems that operate in some of the most demanding environments imaginable.
From early vehicle design through simulation, software implementation, hardware integration, and flight verification, you will play a critical role in delivering spacecraft capable of complex propulsive missions.
As the Senior GNC Engineer your responsibilities will include:
• Designing, analysing, and tuning robust guidance and flight control algorithms for spacecraft, upper stages, and lunar landers
• Performing stability analysis, control verification, and dynamic modelling across a range of propulsive missions
• Developing and implementing GNC software for both flight systems and high-fidelity simulation environments
• Creating reusable tools and frameworks to accelerate development across multiple spacecraft programmes
• Validating flight software using Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) test environments
As the Senior GNC Engineer you will bring:
• A Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related engineering discipline
• Experience designing and analyzing flight control systems for propulsive vehicles
• Strong proficiency in MATLAB and C
• Experience performing control system analysis in both the time and frequency domains
• A solid understanding of spacecraft dynamics, propulsion systems, and the complete GNC development lifecycle
• Experience developing control systems for upper stages, spacecraft, or planetary landers would be highly advantageous
• Knowledge of thrust vector control (TVC), reaction control systems (RCS), and propellant slosh modelling would be beneficial
This Senior GNC Engineer opportunity offers the chance to join one of the most exciting companies in commercial spaceflight. You will work alongside world-class engineers to develop the flight control systems that enable spacecraft to perform increasingly ambitious missions beyond Earth orbit. If you're looking for technical ownership, challenging engineering problems, and the opportunity to see your work operate in space, this is an exceptional opportunity.
All successful applicants will be contacted within two working days.