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Posted 2mo ago•Burlingame, California

GNC Engineer, Advanced Modeling

MiddleOn-site (Burlingame)Salary undisclosed
Required Skills
Linux
Job Description

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection.


Overview
We are seeking a GNC Engineer specializing in advanced modeling to develop high-fidelity simulation and analysis capabilities for aerospace vehicle guidance, navigation, and control systems. You will build nonlinear six-degree-of-freedom simulation environments, develop flexible-body and vehicle subsystem models, and validate those models using analytical, test, and flight data.

You will collaborate with GNC, structural, and test engineers to ensure simulation models accurately represent vehicle dynamics and hardware behavior throughout the development lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop, maintain, and validate high-fidelity nonlinear six-degree-of-freedom digital twin of the spacecraft bus for design, analysis, and verification.

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