Principal Guidance-Navigation-Controls Engineer
Core
Design, develop, and field-validate autonomous mission behaviors for undersea vehicles (AUVs) to perceive, reason, and act in complex maritime environments.
Role type
Principal Autonomy / Behaviors Engineer (GNC)
Builds
Autonomous mission algorithms, vehicle dynamics models, and control architectures for AUVs
Domain
Maritime defense / Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Autonomy algorithm design, GNC system design, MATLAB/Simulink, simulation environments, algorithm development, verification and validation planning, field data analysis, technical strategy, mentorship
Preferred skills
AUV autonomy frameworks, real-time embedded software, operator collaboration
Technologies
MATLAB, Simulink
Responsibilities
Translate mission requirements into robust autonomy logic; Design and implement autonomous mission algorithms including search patterns and obstacle avoidance; Define and maintain behaviors across vehicle platforms; Develop and refine vehicle dynamics models and control architecture; Define verification and validation test plans for GNC subsystems; Analyze field test data to diagnose performance anomalies; Mentor mid-level and junior GNC engineers