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🥝 Senior GNC Engineer

Spire | glasgow, United-Kingdom | Posted June 30, 2026

Job Description

As a GNC/AOCS Engineer at Spire, you will operate as part of a technical team that maintains responsibility across the full lifecycle of its engineering products. The GNC team interfaces directly with many engineering groups to conduct R&D, design, manufacturing, and operations activities, ultimately ensuring all current and future spacecraft systems satisfy their mission.

Ideal candidates will embrace the commercialization of nanosatellite systems and adapt to low‑cost, fast‑paced systems design, development, and implementation methodologies that set Spire apart from our competition. In this fast‑paced environment, the design‑to‑launch cycle is measured in weeks and months, not years!

What You’ll Do:

  • Technical ownership of current and future spacecraft attitude and orbit control software and hardware.
  • Design, model, analyze, integrate and operate attitude determination/estimation systems for small spacecraft.
  • Develop and utiliz...

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