GNC Engineer H/F

The role

You will develop guidance, navigation, and control capabilities for autonomous platforms. You will work across the development lifecycle from system architecture and flight modelling to live flight testing and operational validation.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and improve guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for autonomous aerial systems
• Develop and maintain flight dynamics and vehicle models
• Contribute to system architecture, control strategies, and performance trade-offs
• Integrate and tune GNC software on target platforms
• Participate in flight-test campaigns and operational demonstrations
• Analyze flight data, investigate anomalies, and continuously improve system performance
• Work closely with software, AI, systems engineers, test pilots, and operators

Required qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control, flight control, robotics, or autonomous systems
• Solid experience in algorithm development with two or more: MATLAB & Simulink, Python, C/C++
• Great systems engineering skills
• Prior experience with aerospace V&V processes
• Motivation to participate in field testing and work directly on deployed systems
• Strong analytical skills, engineering rigor, and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Embedded software development experience
• Experience with open source flight control software stacks
• Programming skills in C++ and Python
• Experience with UAVs, robotics, or autonomous systems
• Familiarity with ROS/ROS2 or real-time embedded systems
• Experience with state estimation, sensor fusion, or navigation algorithms

About the company

Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime that builds AI-guided interceptors to counter drones and cruise missiles. Founded in 2024, the company has 90 people and serves NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions.