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Senior Guidance, Navigation, & Controls (GNC) Engineer

Impulse Space·📍 Redondo Beach, California, United States

Employment

FULL TIME

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On-site

Experience

SENIOR LEVEL

Salary

$145K – $175K/yr

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As a Senior Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer at Impulse Space, you will own all aspects of and provide outstanding technical contribution to vehicle GNC in all phases of development and operation while working closely with a fast paced, agile team. Implement GNC flight, test, and analysis systems for high-performance space vehicles produced at scale Develop robust algorithms for spacecraft: satellites in LEO and GEO, large upper stages, and landers Generate GNC verification data for Impulse’s suite of missions Participate in GNC software development, both flight code and simulation For Senior and higher, mentor other engineers and define the best practices for vehicle GNC Create tools to be used for all flight vehicle GNC systems, enabling missions to be realized quickly Resolve technical issues with innovative, resourceful solutions Communicate design needs, intent, and capabi

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Source: Impulse Space's official careers site (via Pinpoint) · last confirmed on the source 29 Oct 2026
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refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S

Department · Autonomous Systems

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Impulse Space

Government

We provide efficient in-space mobility that moves payloads from low Earth orbit to any destination. Our vehicles deliver rapid, reliable access, reducing costs and timelines to make space operations feasible for commercial, government, and scientific missions.

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