Senior Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer, Manuever Dominance - Rotorcraft
Core
Developing, testing, and implementing guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems and architectures for autonomous air vehicle platforms (VTOL/CTOL) to enable multi-asset autonomy.
Role type
Senior GNC Engineer (Autonomous Air Systems)
Builds
Autonomous flight control systems for air vehicles (e.g., Ghost, Altius) and third-party platforms integrated into the Lattice OS ecosystem.
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Classical and modern control theory, estimation, and filtering techniques; Flight dynamics (VTOL and CTOL); GNC simulation (MATLAB, Simulink); 6-DOF simulations; C/C++ or Rust programming; Linear analysis of dynamic systems.
Preferred skills
Ph.D. in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering; Extensive GNC system architecture development in aerospace; Generating C/C++ code from Simulink models; Agile/Lean methodologies (Scrum); Jira, Git, GitHub, or GitLab proficiency.
Technologies
MATLAB, Simulink, C, C++, Rust, Jira, Git, GitHub, GitLab
Responsibilities
Develop, implement, and test GNC algorithms; Design and assess GNC architectures considering vehicle, sensors, and actuators; Participate in system development from concept to operation; Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for system integration; Conduct design reviews, safety assessments, and documentation; Troubleshoot GNC issues during design, testing, and operation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
