GNC Engineer

Job Title: GNC Engineer

Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States

Department: Tactical Recon & Strike

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled GNC Engineer to join our Tactical Recon and Strike team at Anduril Industries. As a GNC Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, debugging, and testing flight controllers and guidance algorithms. You will also work closely with the flight software team to define requirements, integrate GNC software, and test functionality in simulation.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, debug, and test flight controllers and guidance algorithms

• Develop and test Software-In-The-Loop and Hardware-In-The-Loop tests in preparation for flight testing

• Work closely with the flight software team to define requirements, integrate GNC software, and test functionality in simulation

• Review test data captured from the flight control system, subsystems, and other test instrumentation to verify vehicle performance, evaluate GNC algorithm/controller behavior, or debug incidents during testing or from fielded assets

• Develop models required to support functional evaluation of GNC software

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control

• 4 years professional experience in a GNC role, preferably on airborne platforms

• Experience with Matlab and Simulink

• Experience in modeling and simulation of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems and model linearization

• A passion for defending the United States of America and its allies

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree of PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control

• Experience with state estimation - Kalman filtering, sensor fusion, etc.

• Experience with integrating and debugging navigation systems for aerial platforms

• Experience with flight control design and analysis for fixed and rotary wing aircraft or missile systems

• Experience with guidance algorithm development

• C/C++ Proficiency

Salary:

The salary range for this role is $138,000-$207,000 USD.