GNC Engineer
Posted 7 Oct 2026
Advertised as “(Senior) GNC Engineer - Navigation, Flight Software (m/f/d)”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyAerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Robotics Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's or higher
Mission Brief
As a GNC Engineer at Isar Aerospace SE, you develop the guidance, navigation, and control systems that enable Spectrum to operate safely, accurately, and efficiently throughout its mission. You design, verify, and validate flight algorithms that determine the vehicle’s position, velocity, and attitude while steering it along its optimal trajectory during all phases of flight. By combining flight dynamics, state estimation, control theory, and high-fidelity simulation, you ensure robust performance in the presence of uncertainties and disturbances. Your work is essential to maximizing mission success, payload capability, and the reliability of every Spectrum launch.
Your Role in Our Space Mission:
- Architect the next generation navigation system for an orbital launch vehicle
- Perform Navigation algorithm tuning and improvements based on flight data
- Responsible for ground and flight integrity monitoring for safety critical navigation systems
- Ownership of all GNSS applications on the vehicle
- Perform GNSS Integrity studies
Qualification Checklist
- BSc/MSc/PhD in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Robotics Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or similar
- Proficient in inertial navigation algorithms and Kalman filter techniques
- 3+ years of experience with GNSS receiver configurations and testing (GNSS simulator test setups)
- Strong understanding of integrity monitoring and jamming and spoofing resilience
- Experience with performing GNSS integrity studies and analysis
- Experience in developing with MATLAB
- Experience in developing with Python and C++
- Proficient with Git
- Maintain and drive a high standard of technical documentation
- Fluent in English
Bonus Skills
- Experience with RTK and PPK
- Strong understanding of discrete signal processing techniques
Benefits
- Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program
- 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge
- Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
- Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day