Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Analyst

Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Analyst Intuitive Machines LLC

• 4.3 Glen Burnie, MD Job Details $95,000
• $203,000 a year 18 hours ago Qualifications Monte Carlo methods MATLAB Image processing Engineering testing Software design Scientific publications Master's degree in aerospace engineering Engineering Aerospace Engineering Analysis skills Doctor of Philosophy Master of Science Senior level Research & development Python Engineering validation Full Job Description Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Analyst Houston, TX, Glen Burnie, MD, or Littleton, CO Salary range: $95,000•$203,000 based on experience

About Intuitive Machines:

Intuitive Machines is an innovative and cutting-edge space company making cislunar space accessible to both public and private customers. Our mission is to further science and exploration, communications, and economic progress from the Earth to the Moon and beyond. With multiple NASA lunar missions in development and additional private missions on our manifest, we pride ourselves in supporting NASA, our customers, and the nation in paving the way to return humans to the surface of the Moon. Our world-class team includes experts in all aspects of spacecraft subsystems design, development, and test, on-orbit operations, and safety. About the

Position:

Intuitive Machines is seeking a Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Analyst for the Lunar Data Network (LDN) Program. This position will support PNT system analysis and PNT flight software design, development, and testing.

Responsibilities:

Analyzes, develops, tests and documents algorithms for onboard orbit determination and clock estimation Develops, tests and documents error models for GNSS, optical navigation measurements Develops and maintains error budgets Develops, tests and documents dynamics models and Kalman filter design and tuning for cislunar orbits Performs sensitivity analyses for design trade space evaluation, requirements definition and validation Performs Monte Carlo analyses and documents results for performance verification Performs research and development for new technologies and concepts for cislunar PNT Writes conference papers and journal articles

Requirements:

MS or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience preferred Experience with spacecraft navigation analysis software such as Mission Analysis Operations and Navigation Toolkit Environment (MONTE), the Goddard Enhanced Onboard Navigation System (GEONS), Orbit Determination Toolbox (ODTBX), Orbit Determination Toolkit (ODTK), or General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT). Experience developing analysis tools in

MATLAB or Python Preferred:

Develops, tests and documents error models for ground-based range and Doppler navigation measurements Extensive experience developing Kalman Filters Experience in modeling oscillators Experience with two-way time transfer, clock ensembles Experience in optical navigation image processing, and feature detection technique

US EEO Statement:

Intuitive Machines is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.