Andurilindustries
Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike - Missiles
Costa Mesa, California, United States. Posted 10 months ago
The role
You will design, develop, test, and implement GNC architectures for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic autonomous systems. This includes developing algorithms, using simulation tools, and participating in flight testing.
What you will do
- Develop, implement, and test algorithms for guidance, navigation, and control systems.
- Design, implement, and assess GNC architectures including sensors, actuators, and algorithms.
- Participate in all phases of system development from concept to operation.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including systems, flight software, and test engineers.
- Contribute to design reviews, safety assessments, and system documentation.
- Use simulation and analysis tools to verify GNC models and system performance.
- Provide system engineering expertise in the development of GNC systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to GNC systems during design, testing, and operational phases.
- Keep updated with the latest technologies and trends in GNC engineering.
Required qualifications
- BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering or related field with focus on dynamics and control
- Strong theoretical knowledge of flight mechanics, classical and modern control theory, estimation, and filtering techniques.
- Experience with developing GNC solutions for flight systems
- Proficiency with GNC simulation tools like MATLAB, Simulink and related toolboxes
- Familiarization with 6-DOF simulations
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance
- 3 or more years of experience for GNC Engineer
- 8 or more years of experience for Senior GNC Engineer
- 12 or more years of experience for Staff GNC Engineer
Nice to have
- MS or Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Strong understanding of flight mechanics and related physics.
- Practical experience developing GNC designs for high speed flight systems and re-entry vehicles.
- Practical experience with Explicit Model Following, Dynamic Inversion, and Adaptive Control techniques.
- Extensive experience in GNC system and architecture development and testing, preferably in the aerospace industry.
- Experience generating C or C++ code from Simulink models.
- Experience writing code in C/C++
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
Before you apply
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance
- Consent to third-party pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening
About the company
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company uses Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system, to power its family of systems.