Staff Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike - Missiles

The role

You will develop, test, and integrate GNC architectures for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic autonomous systems. This role involves designing algorithms, performing simulations, and conducting flight testing for aerospace systems.

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
• 12 or more years of experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering or related technical experience

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 Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct 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's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.