GNC Engineer - Flight Software Development (C++) (m/f/d)

About the role

<p><strong><span lang="EN-US">Mission Brief&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p>Join our Flight Software team and help define how a launch vehicle behaves throughout all phases of flight. This role sits at the intersection of Guidance, Navigation &amp; Control, flight dynamics, mission analysis, simulation and flight software, turning engineering insight into robust C++ and Python implementations that can be tested, verified and flown.</p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW114497174 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW114497174 BCX8">Your Role in Our Space Mission</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="EOP CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW114497174 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559740":360}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <ul> <li>Develop, improve and verify GNC algorithms for launch vehicle applications.</li> <li>Contribute to guidance strategy, navigation solutions and vehicle control techniques.</li> <li>Support trajectory design, mission analysis and flight performance assessment.</li> <li>Develop and maintain high-fidelity simulation environments for design, development and verification.</li> <li>Model vehicle dynamics, environmental effects, sensors, actuators and subsystem interactions.</li> <li>Implement and integrate GNC algorithms within production flight software.</li> <li>Create analysis, testing and automation tools using C++, Python and MATLAB.</li> <li>Investigate anomalies and unexpected behaviour in simulation, testing and flight operations, driving issues to root cause.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span lang="EN-US"><span class="EOP CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW114497174 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559740":360}">Qualification Checklist&nbsp;</span></span></strong></p> <ul> <li>Background in GNC, flight dynamics, astrodynamics, aerospace engineering, robotics or a related discipline.</li> <li>Strong understanding of dynamic systems and vehicle behaviour.</li> <li>Experience developing software in C++, Python or similar languages.</li> <li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.</li> <li>Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into practical, testable implementations.</li> <li>Ability to work effectively across disciplinary boundaries with systems, avionics and flight software engineers.</li> <li>Engineering curiosity combined with technical rigour and attention to detail.</li> <li>Comfort moving between equations, simulation results, flight data, software and system-level behaviour.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span lang="EN-US">Bonus Skills</span></p> <ul> <li>Launch vehicle, spacecraft, aircraft or autonomous vehicle experience; guidance, navigation, estimation or control algorithm development; validation using test or flight data.</li> <li>Experience with Linux development, version control, MATLAB/Simulink and practical software development.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span lang="EN-US">Benefits&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Employee Participation Program: </strong>Share in our success through our virtual company share program</li> <li><strong>30 days of vacation: </strong>Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge</li> <li><strong>Company pension plan:</strong> Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period</li> <li><strong>Subsidised lunch:</strong> Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day</li> <li><strong>Public transport ticket: </strong>Commute with ease using a fully financed Deutschlandticket</li> <li><strong>Sport Clubs membership: </strong>Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)</li> <li><strong>Individual learning allowance:</strong> Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period</li> <li><strong>Childcare allowance:</strong> Receive a childcare al

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