Sr. Staff Engineer, GNC (R6391)
Core
Lead the Ranger G&C team to define and deliver guidance, navigation, and control architectures for autonomous fixed-wing aircraft, ensuring stable performance from simulation through flight testing.
Role type
Sr. Staff Engineer, GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control)
Builds
Autonomous fixed-wing aircraft flight control systems (Auto-Taxi, ATOL algorithms, inner/outer-loop control laws)
Domain
Defense technology / Autonomous aviation / Flight dynamics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Flight dynamics, classical and modern control theory, nonlinear systems, fixed-wing control law design, high-fidelity 6DOF simulation, requirements-based verification, C++, MATLAB, Python
Preferred skills
Autonomous fixed-wing aircraft development, A-GRA-aligned interfaces, flight safety and airworthiness processes, software/hardware-in-the-loop capabilities, CI/CD workflows, NPSS propulsion models
Technologies
C++, MATLAB, Python, Linux, Git, 6DOF simulation environments
Responsibilities
Build and lead the Ranger G&C team; Own the G&C development roadmap and project execution; Define and deliver the G&C architecture; Lead integration between flight and mission autonomy; Lead development and validation of high-fidelity 6DOF simulation capabilities; Own the G&C verification strategy; Drive cross-disciplinary trades with propulsion, aerodynamics, and autonomy teams; Lead G&C preparation and analysis for ground and flight testing
