Xplore Inc.
Location
Redmond, WA | United States
Job description
ABOUT XPLORE
The new technology frontier is rapidly expanding – and Xplore is pushing the boundaries and accelerating growth with new capabilities to transform industries with insights from space. Xplore is building a first-of-its-kind multi-sensor low Earth orbit satellite constellation designed to deliver a new class of innovative and affordable data products for Earth observation, space domain awareness, and astronomy.
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Xplore is currently recruiting innovative space hardware, software, sensors, processing, and data technology professionals to be part of an exciting and rapidly growing company. Xplore offers market-competitive compensation and benefits for our employees who enjoy working in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging, fun, value-based collaborative environment.
Xplore is a venture-backed space technology startup based in Redmond, WA. We provide proprietary sensor-captured data from space that enables our customer’s insights, intelligence, inspiration, and discovery of our planet and the solar system for commercial, government, defense, NGO, and research applications. We’re doing something that few other companies are even thinking about – creating the next model of space data infrastructure.
Xplore is an equal-opportunity employer; employment with Xplore is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Xplore participates in E-Verify. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. All persons hired must be a current U.S. citizen or current lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
POSITION DETAILS
This role reports to the Spaceflight Software Director. All work for this role will be performed onsite at Xplore's offices in Redmond, Washington.
Xplore’s GNC engineer will be responsible for the design and development of orbital dynamics simulation and satellite command and control algorithms to ensure mission success and satellite reliability.
This position requires strong working knowledge of astrodynamics, control theory, and C/C++ coding for a Linux-based environment. The successful candidate will be able to adapt to changing mission requirements, work independently, and have a good knowledge of satellite systems technology.
Requirements
Must be a current U.S. citizen or current lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
Must be able to work onsite daily at Xplore's Redmond, Washington offices.
Master's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related fields.
3+ years of demonstrated experience in satellite command, control, navigation, and trajectory design.
5+ years of demonstrated experience with nonlinear controls.
3+ years of demonstrated experience with spacecraft attitude determination and propulsion.
Strong software skills in C/C++ and familiarity with Python and MATLAB/Simulink.
Creative self-starter attitude and ability to work in an agile environment with minimal direction.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s degree or above with 4+ years of experience in relevant fields.
Authored journal or conference papers in relevant fields.
Demonstrated experience on successful flight programs in government, industry, or academia.
Experience with flexible body control, orbital maneuvering, filtering, fault management, software development, and navigation filtering.
Strong understanding of classical dynamics, orbital mechanics, modeling and simulation, and software development.
Working knowledge of electronics development and testing.
Responsibilities for this role include:
Perform satellite orientation and trajectory design and optimization.
Work with team members to design guidance and control algorithms.
Assess stability of nonlinear controllers.
Test and develop autonomous navigation systems.
Develop high fidelity 6 degree of freedom simulations and conducting Monte Carlo analysis.
Write and testi flight software applications in C++.
Conduct make/buy decisions on critical hardware.
Support the mission operations team on critical decisions.
Top Priorities to be Accomplished During the First Six Months:
Build simulations to visualize the various satellite operating modes (asleep, pointing, detumbling, etc.).
Create flight code to capture data from navigation instruments and return position and orientation.
Create flight code to transition the spacecraft orientation to point to a desired target.
Assist with the creation of spacecraft operation procedures.
Assist with the testing of flight hardware and software as it relates to GNC operations.
COMPENSATION
The base salary range for this role is $120K-$160K
Company Stock Options included in this role
The Recruitment Process
Xplore has retained Bert Sadtler, President of Boxwood Strategies to manage all hiring and conduct a different kind of recruitment. We have selected Boxwood because we are believers in Boxwood’s unique approach to candidate selection and qualification. While this process is different, we feel that it genuinely offers both candidates and the company the best opportunity to get to know each other at a deeper level than is typical with the conventional interview approach.
Please click for a short video on the Boxwood Process.
Benefits
Health Care Plan
Employees (and their families) can be covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. The HSA qualified plan is for full-time employees working 30 hours or more per week.
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Full time employees earn PTO at a rate of 1.33 days per month. There are a minimum of 13 paid holidays each year for full-time employees.
Stock Option Plan
Xplore is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Xplore is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
This employer participates in E-Verify. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. All persons hired will be required to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
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