Sr. GNC Orbit Controls Engineer is open at Xona Space in Burlingame, California. The posting gives a salary of $170K - $210K. Posted on Apr 28, 2026, and still on Xona Space’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Develop open-loop and closed-loop controllers for RAAN and LTAN control, altitude management, station-keeping, and end-of-life disposal - Implement and maintain onboard orbit propagators, select and validate integrators, and ensure numerical consistency with ground truth - Build and validate orbit determination pipelines using EKF or UKF with GNSS, and manage navigation readiness and covariance gating for maneuvers…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Xona Space’s careers page.
Hiring at Xona Space
Xona Space has 57 open roles right now. Most are in Engineering, Manufacturing & Trades and Security. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $170K. See all its roles
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