GNSS Engineer

The role

You will collaborate with navigation and software engineers to support the development and certification of next generation LEO GNSS downstream applications. You will plan and conduct GNSS testing across lab and field environments to evaluate performance.

What you will do

• Test and verify GNSS receivers and simulators in controlled setups and operational scenarios.
• Design simulation activities and analyze results from simulations and testing.
• Support software development and engineering activities including algorithm development, test automation or Digital Signal Processing.
• Design, plan, and execute GNSS testing activities across lab and real-world environments.
• Select receiver hardware and define test methodologies.
• Develop test cases to assess performance under varying conditions.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of BS / BEng in Electrical, Computer Science, Geomatics, Aerospace, or related field
• Relevant experience in a Position, Navigation and Timing Industry
• Familiarity with GNSS receivers and GNSS Interface Control Documents (ICD) and data/file formats such as RINEX navigation and observation files, sp3, NMEA and others
• Experience with Python or C++
• Familiarity with Git version control and the Git workflow
• Familiarity with hardware simulation, RF lab testing, system level verification testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, data processing, and field testing
• Must have right to work in the UK
• Must be willing to travel for customer engagement and environment-specific field testing

Nice to have

• OOP is a plus
• some familiarity with CICD and Docker is advantageous
• Basic knowledge of GNSS signal processing chain and positioning algorithms or experience in LEO satellite signals in navigation
• Experience with novel GNSS simulator and receiver testing
• Experience in GNSS RF recording tools and workflows, including the generation, processing and replay of IQ data files
• Experience in Cryptography or Secure Communications is advantageous
• Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR) GNU Radio and Software Defined Receivers

Benefits

• Flexible working and PTO/time off policy
• Hybrid working - three days per week in office in London
• Supportive parental leave
• Health insurance

Before you apply

• Must have right to work in the UK
• Requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks
• Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)

About the company

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection.