Senior Navigation Engineer
Core
Designing and integrating assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions for long-range uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to operate in contested GNSS environments.
Role type
Senior IC GNSS and Navigation Engineer
Builds
Anti-jam and anti-spoof architectures, sensor fusion algorithms, and navigation software for UAS
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Electronic Warfare
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
GNSS signal structures and receiver architectures, Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPAs) and adaptive antenna processing, SAASM GPS and M-Code receiver integration, GNSS/INS sensor fusion and Kalman filtering, jamming and spoofing vulnerability assessment, alternative navigation techniques (vision-aided, terrain-relative)
Preferred skills
Adaptive antenna electronics (AAE) from vendors like Mayflower/BAE/Raytheon, M-Code receiver platforms (MGUE), GNSS simulators (Spirent/Skydel), Electronic Warfare (EW) techniques, NATO STANAG standards, ITAR/EAR export controls
Technologies
SAASM, M-Code, CRPAs, IMUs, GNSS simulators, RF record-and-playback systems
Responsibilities
Design resilient GNSS and navigation architectures including multi-constellation receivers; Integrate CRPAs with adaptive null-steering and beamforming; Manage SAASM/M-Code key handling and certification; Develop GNSS/INS sensor fusion algorithms; Validate alternative navigation techniques; Conduct PNT performance analysis and jamming assessments; Test and integrate GNSS hardware/software; Manage relationships with US government agencies for certification; Identify emerging threat landscape countermeasures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
