Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
Core
Design, develop, test, and implement guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems and architectures for autonomous aerospace flight systems including missiles and unmanned air vehicles.
Role type
GNC Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)
Builds
Autonomous flight systems (missiles, unmanned air vehicles, collaborative combat aircraft)
Domain
Defense, Aerospace, Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Classical and modern control theory, estimation and filtering techniques, GNC simulation (MATLAB/Simulink), 6-DOF simulations, MDAO techniques, C/C++/Rust programming, trajectory optimization (GPOPS-ii, DIDO, Dymos, CasADi, IPOPT)
Preferred skills
Flight mechanics and physics, C/C++/Rust code generation from Simulink, MDAO tools, trajectory optimization libraries
Technologies
MATLAB, Simulink, GPOPS-ii, DIDO, Dymos, CasADi, IPOPT, C, C++, Rust
Responsibilities
Develop and test GNC algorithms; Design and assess GNC architectures; Participate in system development from concept to operation; Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams; Troubleshoot GNC issues during testing and operations
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
