Sr Principal Engineer, Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO), Guidance, Navigation & Control, Lead
Sierra Space · Posted Nov 12, 2026
- Centennial, Colorado, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Principal
- $206K–$283K per year
- 15+ years
Lead the development, integration, and innovation of advanced GNC systems for spacecraft applications, driving technical excellence across programs.
Compensation
Pay Range: $206,107.00 - $283,397.50
Responsibilities
- Drive program execution towards achieving key GNC milestones
- Own the end-to-end design aspects of Guidance, Navigation, and Control on various programs
- Formulate GNC design, development, and testing architecture and processes for new programs
- Architect GNC sensor, avionics, and actuator frameworks in conjunction with FSW C&DH
- Provide input to Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) planning as a GNC expert on test configurations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Nice to have: Rendezvous, Proximity Operations (RPO) and docking activities
- Nice to have: Trajectory optimization
- Nice to have: Advanced optimization-based simulation techniques
- Nice to have: Adaptive and predictive control algorithms