GNC Engineer
Core
Design, develop, integrate, and test guidance, navigation, and control systems for unmanned aircraft, including flight control laws, simulation models, and sensor processing.
Role type
Senior IC GNC Engineer (Aerospace/Unmanned Aircraft)
Builds
Flight control software, simulation models, and autonomous contingency management strategies for MQ-25 unmanned aircraft.
Domain
Aerospace engineering, unmanned aircraft systems, flight dynamics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) engineering, PID control design, nonlinear analysis, six-degree-of-freedom simulation modeling, C/C++/Python/FORTRAN programming, DO-178B/C software verification, hardware-in-the-loop testing
Preferred skills
Computer Science minor, U.S. Security Clearance eligibility
Technologies
Fortran, Matlab, Simulink, MatrixX, Systembuild, Python, C, C++, FORTRAN
Responsibilities
Define GNC mission requirements and ensure traceability from system to component level; build and refine complex nonlinear six-degree-of-freedom simulation models; develop, implement, and test vehicle models, controllers, and software; design guidance and flight control laws using modern linear control methods; validate models against test data; create supplementary controllers, limiters, and redundancy management logic; collaborate on integrating control laws into operational flight programs; define and maintain air data sensor processing and CFD-based error correction; coordinate autonomous aircraft contingency management strategies; support desktop, software, and real-time flight simulations; assist with hardware-in-the-loop development and test execution; contribute to flight test planning and execution.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC