Aerospace Engineer - Controls

Actalent

📍 Houston, TX, United States

Full-time other-general Posted June 10, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: GNC Engineer - Controls
Job Description
This role focuses on designing, analyzing, and implementing guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms for aerospace vehicles. You will develop advanced control laws, build high-fidelity dynamic models, and translate GNC designs into robust, flight-ready software. The position requires close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure that GNC systems perform reliably under both nominal and off-nominal conditions throughout the mission lifecycle.
Responsibilities

+ Design, analyze, and implement guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms for aerospace vehicles.

+ Develop and refine control laws using classical and modern control techniques, including PID, LQR, MPC, adaptive control, and other linear and nonlinear methods.

+ Evaluate, select, and integrate spacecraft control effectors such as thrusters, reaction wheels, and control moment gyroscopes (CMGs).

+ Perform ...