CareerPlan

Guidance & Control Algorithms Engineer

MadridFull-time2026-10-25 → 2026-11-09

Core

Design, develop, and implement guidance, control, and trajectory planning algorithms for autonomous aerial robotic systems and counter-drone solutions.

Role type

Senior IC Guidance & Control Algorithms Engineer

Builds

Autonomous robotic systems capable of operating in complex, dynamic environments

Domain

Defence technology + Aerial Robotics + Optimal Control

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Optimal control, Trajectory generation & optimization, State estimation & navigation, Applied mathematics, Control theory, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, C++, Simulation & validation

Preferred skills

UAV/drones experience, Model Predictive Control (MPC), Kalman filtering, ROS2, PX4, ArduPilot, Hardware-in-the-loop testing

Technologies

Python, MATLAB, Simulink, C++, ROS2, PX4, ArduPilot

Responsibilities

Design and improve guidance and autonomy algorithms; Calculate and optimize trajectories; Implement control algorithms; Estimate system state using sensor data; Build and validate algorithms in simulation; Integrate algorithms with robotics and embedded systems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC