Senior GNC Engineer, Robotics
Core
Develop, debug, and test flight controllers and guidance algorithms for autonomous aerial drones in contested environments.
Role type
Senior GNC Engineer (Robotics/Aerospace)
Builds
Autonomous drone fleet (Group 1-3) including Ghost, Anvil, Bolt, and Altius
Domain
Defense technology, autonomous robotics, aerospace
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
GNC law development, dynamic systems modeling, Matlab/Simulink, hardware/software-in-the-loop testing, sensor fusion, state estimation, C/C++ proficiency
Preferred skills
Kalman filtering, flight control design for fixed/rotary wing, Simulink Embedded Coder, guidance algorithm development
Technologies
Matlab, Simulink, C/C++, Simulink Embedded Coder
Responsibilities
Develop and validate guidance and control laws, conduct SITL/HITL tests, integrate GNC software with flight systems, analyze test data to verify vehicle performance, debug GNC incidents
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
