GNC Engineer - Flight Software Development (C++)

Experteer Overview In this role you will develop, verify, and integrate guidance, navigation and control algorithms for a launch vehicle, translating engineering insight into robust software. You will work across GNC, flight dynamics, mission analysis, and flight software to build high-fidelity simulations and testable implementations. You’ll collaborate with systems, avionics, and software engineers to validate performance and reliability in design, test, and flight operations. The position offers the chance to influence how a modern launch vehicle behaves across all flight phases and to contribute to cutting-edge space missions. A key hook is shaping real-world flight software that tests, verifies, and flies Pay / Benefits * Develop, improve and verify GNC algorithms for launch vehicle applications * Contribute to guidance strategy, navigation solutions and vehicle control techniques * Support trajectory design, mission analysis and flight performance assessment * Develop and maintain high-fidelity simulation environments for design, development and verification * Model vehicle dynamics, environmental effects, sensors, actuators and subsystem interactions * Implement and integrate GNC algorithms within production flight software * Create analysis, testing and automation tools using C++, Python and MATLAB * Investigate anomalies and root cause in simulation, testing and flight operations Tasks * Background in GNC, flight dynamics, astrodynamics, aerospace engineering, robotics or related discipline * Strong understanding of dynamic systems and vehicle behaviour * Experience developing software in C++, Python or similar languages * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into practical, testable implementations * Ability to work effectively across disciplinary boundaries with systems, avionics and flight software engineers * Engineering curiosity combined with technical rigour and attention to detail * Comfort moving between equations, simulation results, flight data, software and system-level behaviour Key requirements * Employee Participation Program * 30 days of vacation * Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution * Subsidised lunch * Public transport ticket (Deutschlandticket) * Individual learning allowance

and high-fidelity simulation environments for design, development and verification * Model vehicle dynamics, environmental effects, sensors, actuators and subsystem interactions * Implement and integrate GNC algorithms within production flight software * Create analysis, testing and automation tools using C++, Python and MATLAB * Investigate anomalies and root cause in simulation, testing and flight operations Tasks * Background in GNC, flight dynamics, astrodynamics, aerospace engineering, robotics or related discipline * Strong understanding of dynamic systems and vehicle behaviour * Experience developing software in C++, Python or similar languages * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Ability to translate complex engineering concepts into practical, testable implementations * Ability to work effectively across disciplinary boundaries with systems, avionics and flight software engineers * Engineering curiosity combined with technical rigour and attention to detail * Comfort moving between equations, simulation results, flight data, software and system-level behaviour Key requirements * Employee Participation Program * 30 days of vacation * Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution * Subsidised lunch * Public transport ticket (Deutschlandticket) * Individual learning allowance