Spacecraft Orbiter Guidance, Navigation, and Control Software Engineer at ispace, inc. – Tokyo

ispace is looking for Spacecraft Orbiter Guidance, Navigation, and Control Software Engineer to join our growing team in Tokyo.

In this role, you will be developing the orbiter Guidance Navigation Subsystem for the lunar lander. Perform design analysis related to orbiter GNC and detailed design of GNC algorithms based on higher-level requirements. Perform algorithm implementation and testing in coordination with software engineers and GNC engineers. Participate in the testing, verification and validation phase of the GNC flight software. Support flight software integration activities and perform troubleshooting and testing, as well as mission operations and preparation activities.

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(1) Develop orbiter GNC design and perform GNC-related analysis (such as guidance law design and analysis, control law design and performance analysis, thruster duty analysis, DV analysis, attitude dynamics analysis, sloshing and flexible dynamics, navigation filter design, covariance analysis, various GNC sensor evaluation, etc) by using control engineering tools as well as software development activities.

(2) Verify and validate the designed and implemented GNC algorithm by software test and simulation. Support the software test plan and execution for the GNC related functions and evaluate the test result from GNC design perspective, from unit and functional to systems tests. Be engaged in Model-In-the-Loop (MIL), Software-In-the-Loop (SIL), Processor-In-the-Loop (PIL) and Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) simulation campaign and exhaustively validate the design algorithm.

(3) Conduct and support pre, post and during operations flight analysis activities and participate in flight operation as a member of orbiter GNC teams. Develop flight operation procedures and support interface and tool design with the ground system from GNC perspective as collaboratively working with the system and operation team.

(4) Perform troubleshooting of GNC FSW algorithms and components and propose solutions to mitigate errors and misbehaviors in the GNC subsystem

(5) Document the technical specifications of the GNC subsystem with a deep understanding of the functions and relations with other subsystems.

(1) DVGNC

(2) GNCGNCGNCModel-In-the-Loop (MIL), Software-in-the-loop (SIL), Processor-in-the-loop (PIL), Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL)GNC

(3) GNCGNC

(4) GNC FSWGNC

(5) GNC

5+ years of experience of Attitude and Orbit Control Subystem (AOCS) or Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) subsystem engineering

Experience in developing navigation algorithms (extended Kalman filter, orbital attitude and position calculations etc.) for spacecraft

Experience in developing attitude control algorithms (PID control, thruster commanding, modulation and allocation, etc.) for spacecraft

Experience of 6DOF Simulations (state propagation, dynamics and hardware modelling and close loop integration) for spacecraft

Experience of C/C++, Python, Git

Enthusiastic attitude and good team player

Excellent communication skills

Business level English

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C/C++, Python, Git

10+ years of experience of AOCS or GNC subsystem engineering
Experience of systems engineering within the space industry
Experience of spacecraft operation
Experience of MATLAB/Simulink
Experience of software integration with different programming languages, C/C++, Python, Matlab, etc.
Experience in real time FSW implementations
Business level Japanese comminication skill (speaking and writing)

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MATLAB/Simulink
C/C++PythonMatlab
FSW

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