Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

Anduril
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Join Anduril’s Flight Engineering team as a GNC Engineer focusing on guidance, navigation, and control for autonomous aerospace systems. You will develop, test, and implement GNC algorithms and architectures for missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, use MDAO to balance performance and risk, and collaborate with systems engineers, flight software, and test teams across concept to operations.

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Anduril
Anduril
11 months ago

Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

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Job Summary

Join Anduril’s Flight Engineering team as a GNC Engineer focusing on guidance, navigation, and control for autonomous aerospace systems. You will develop, test, and implement GNC algorithms and architectures for missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, use MDAO to balance performance and risk, and collaborate with systems engineers, flight software, and test teams across concept to operations.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop, implement, and test algorithms for guidance, navigation, and control systems in line with project requirements.
  • •Design, implement, and assess the GNC architectures considering all elements, including spacecraft, sensors, actuators, and algorithms.
  • •Use MDAO techniques for the design and optimization of GNC systems, balancing performance, cost, and risk factors.
  • •Participate in all phases of system development, from concept to design, prototyping, testing, and operation.
  • •Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team including systems engineers, flight software engineers, and test engineers to ensure system-wide integration and performance.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityRetirement SavingsCommuter BenefitsPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering or related field with focus on dynamics and control
  • •3 or more years of experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering or related technical experience
  • •A strong theoretical knowledge of classical and modern control theory, estimation, and filtering techniques
  • •Experience with developing GNC solutions for flight systems
  • •Proficiency with GNC simulation tools like MATLAB, Simulink and related toolboxes
Experience:3+ yearsAerospaceDefense
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MATLABSimulinkMDAO6-DOF

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret

Company Brief

Anduril
Designs and builds advanced defense systems combining autonomous aircraft, sensors, and AI-driven software for military and national security applications, focused on modernizing battlefield capabilities and distributed sensing.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Costa Mesa, United States
Founded: 2017
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