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GNC Engineer

Seattle, WA💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Senior Algorithm Developer specializing in GPS-denied navigation, vision-based navigation (VBN), and advanced sensor fusion for autonomous platforms in contested environments.

Role type

Senior IC Algorithm Developer (Localization/GNC)

Builds

Resilient navigation stacks for autonomous vehicles (drones, submarines, helicopters, trucks) operating without GPS.

Domain

Defense / Aerospace Robotics / Autonomous Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

State estimation, sensor fusion, Kalman filters (EKF, ES-EKF, UKF, Invariant), vision-based navigation (VBN, VIO, VSLAM), map matching, C++, Python, embedded systems, simulation, flight test analysis

Preferred skills

Terrain contour matching (TERCOM), celestial navigation, distributed/collaborative navigation, modern CI/CD practices

Technologies

C++, Python, Kalman Filters, VIO, VSLAM, HIL, Git

Responsibilities

Design and validate GPS-denied navigation algorithms; drive development from simulation to flight testing; collaborate with Computer Vision and Flight Software teams; analyze flight test data to refine algorithms; mentor junior engineers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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