Role overview
Job description
As a Senior Navigation Engineer at Impulse Space, you will own the state estimation and orbit determination systems that let our vehicles know where they are and where they're going, across all phases of development and operation, while working closely with a fast-paced, agile team. You will design, implement, and validate the navigation filters and sensor-fusion techniques that fly our spacecraft and orbital transfer vehicles in LEO, GEO, and cislunar space, as well as perform astrodynamic analyses required for mission success. Design, develop, and tune navigation and estimation algorithms (EKF/UKF, batch/sequential estimators) for spacecraft and high-ΞV orbital transfer vehicles. Perform spacecraft navigation analyses: orbit determination, attitude determination, astrodynamic trajectories, covariance analysis, and navigation error budgets. Develop and validate sensor models and measure
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- Source: Impulse Space's official careers site (via Pinpoint) Β· last confirmed on the source 29 Oct 2026
- First seen by Jobiba 29 Oct 2026
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refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S
Department Β· Autonomous Systems
Hiring company
Impulse Space
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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