We are looking for a Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineering for the Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem (AOCS)
Key duties:
Contribute to the AOCS related design, development and verification:
- Derivation of the pointing requirements from the System specification
- Requirements allocation to the GNC functions, sensors and actuators.
- Definition of the AOCS architecture (configuration, operative mode logic).
- Definition and development of the GNC algorithms.
- Perform stability and robustness analysis of the controller
- Production of technical documentation: Design Report, Pointing Budget, Performance Analysis and Evaluation Report, contribution to other AOCS and System budgets
- Development of GNC simulator in Matlab, Simulink environment
Skills, experience and qualifications required:
At least 1 years of technical knowledge in the following areas:
- Guidance Navigation and Control discipline
- Automatic Control Theory with focus on digital innovative controls (MPC, H¥, Robust control)
- Attitude and Orbit Control Subsystem architecture
- Flight Dynamics
- AOCS sensors and actuators
- Mission analysis (Orbital definitions)
- Space environment
- Matlab, Simulink, “C” and “C++” programming language
- Required Engineering Master Degree in Aerospace or Electronics engineering, or Physics
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office package
- Good attitude towards analysis, synthesis and problem solving
- Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)
- Good Knowledge of Italian is appreciated
- Available to work in shifts if requested by the program
- Good attitude towards teaming and multi-disciplinary approaches.
- Good attitude towards negotiations with Space Agencies and Subcontractors
- Available to support frequent travels and colocations abroad
Skills Required
- At least 1 years of technical knowledge in GNC discipline
- Required Engineering Master Degree in Aerospace or Electronics engineering, or Physics
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office package
- Excellent knowledge of English language (spoken and written)
- Good Knowledge of Italian
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