(Senior) GNC Engineer - Navigation, Flight Software (m/f/d)
About the role
Mission Brief
As a GNC Engineer at Isar Aerospace SE, you develop the guidance , navigation, and control systems that enable Spectrum to operate safely, accurately, and efficiently throughout its mission. You design, verify, and validate flight algorithms that determine the vehicle’s position, velocity, and attitude while steering it along its optimal trajectory during all phases of flight. By combining flight dynamics, state estimation, control theory, and high-fidelity simulation, you ensure robust performance in the presence of uncertainties and disturbances. Your work is essential to maximizing mission success, payload capability, and the reliability of every Spectrum launch.
Your Role in Our Space Mission
- Architect the next generation navigation system for an orbital launch vehicle
- Perform Navigation algorithm tuning and improvements based on flight data
- Responsible for ground and flight integrity monitoring for safety critical navigation systems
- Ownership of all GNSS applications on the vehicle
- Perform GNSS Integrity studies
Qualification Checklist
- BSc/MSc/PhD in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical or Robotics Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or similar
- Proficient in inertial navigation algorithms and Kalman filter techniques
- 3+ years of experience with GNSS receiver configurations and testing (GNSS simulator test setups)
- Strong understanding of integrity monitoring and jamming and spoofing resilience
- Experience with performing GNSS integrity studies and analysis
- Experience in developing with MATLAB
- Experience in developing with Python and C++
- Proficient with Git
- Maintain and drive a high standard of technical documentation
- Fluent in English
Bonus Skills
- Experience with RTK and PPK
- Strong understanding of discrete signal processing techniques
Benefits
- Employee Participation Program: Share in our success through our virtual company share program
- 30 days of vacation: Enjoy the days off to relax and recharge
- Company pension plan: Secure your future with our company pension plan, featuring a 20% employer contribution after the probation period
- Subsidised lunch: Stay energised with delicious, subsidised lunches every day
- Rental clothing with laundry service: Enjoy hassle-free workwear with our convenient rental clothing and laundry service
- Sport Clubs membership: Stay fit with our sponsored sports club memberships (EGYM Wellpass)
- Individual learning allowance: Grow your skills with an individual learning budget granted after the probation period
- Childcare allowance: Receive a childcare allowance for your non-school-age children
- Flexible mobility budget : Travel your way with a choice between a fully financed Deutschlandticket, JobRad bicycle leasing, FINN JobAuto, or a fuel allowance
- And Much More! Discover additional perks and benefits when you join our team
Who we are
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We are Isar Aerospace and we are at the forefront of New Space building a modern space business to enable faster, better and cheaper access to space.
Our mission is to help democratise space and use it for good in order to improve life on Earth now and for the future generations.
We are a fast-growing company aiming to provide sustainable and environmentally friendly launch solutions for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations into Low Earth Orbit. The company is privately funded by world-leading technology investors with strong commitment and support and our team is made of driven and talented people with a real passion for space innovation.
We're making rockets in a way that hasn't been done before disrupting a traditional industry. If you are up for the challenge, want to work on cutting-edge projects and be part of a team changing the world for better, come, join us and launch your career!
Want to find out more about us?
Visit www.isaraerospace.com
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Disclaimer Isar Aerospace SE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to fairness and inclusivity. We do not prioritize any specific religion, gender, nationality, or background. Due to security clearance requirements, affiliations with countries listed under § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG may affect the application process. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Copied from the listing Isar Aerospace published, verified 29 Oct 2026.
The application
Your details and CV, then 9 questions (2 written).
- 1.Are you legally entitled to work in the country you are applying in?Yes or no
- 2.Select your citizenship(s) (both present and past)Pick any (196 options)
- 3.Country of birthPick any (196 options)
- 4.I hereby declare that I am legal of age and the information provided about my citizenship(s) is true, correct and complete. I also understand that false statements in this regard may render for refusal of the application or, in case of a suYes or no
- 5.Notice periodPick one (8 options)
- 6.Salary expectation (gross/year in EUR)Short answer
- 7.Are you severely disabled or equivalent to a severely disabled person?Pick one: No selection · Disabled
- 8.Describe a complete HIL setup for GNSS receiver testing that you have worked with:Written answer
- 9.Describe an effective way to attempt to spoof an orbital launch vehicle:Written answer
Taken from the application form Isar Aerospace runs, verified 29 Oct 2026.
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Builds launch vehicles to give satellites access to space from Europe.
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