Mach

3 months ago

GNC Engineer (Controls)

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Job Summary

Join Mach Industries as a GNC Engineer (Controls) designing and validating flight-control laws for fixed-wing aircraft. Own design, implementation, and verification across takeoff-to-landing, collaborating with controls, aero modeling, and flight-test teams to deliver safe, robust performance within the full envelope. Involves SIL/HIL, system identification, and flight-test planning; requires strong C++, MATLAB/Simulink, and real-time embedded skills.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Design control systems within defined architecture and requirements for fixed-wing vehicles
•Design and implement control laws accounting for actuator limits, time delays, and sensor noise as part of the controls team
•Participate in system identification and aerodynamic model development from wind-tunnel, CFD, and flight-test data
•Execute verification & validation work: SIL/HIL campaigns, Monte Carlo, and flight-readiness criteria; communicate findings to the team and program leadership
•Participate in flight-test planning and execution; analyze logs, tune controllers, and iterate safely and quickly

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 220,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceRetirement

Key Requirements

•Education: Bachelors in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics
•Experience: 0-5 years designing, analyzing and fielding flight control systems for fixed-wing aircraft or high-performance UAVs, including flight test
•Deep knowledge of flight dynamics, stability/controllability, and actuator/sensor modeling
•Familiarity with modern C++ for embedded real-time implementations; strong MATLAB/Simulink/Python for modeling, ID, and analysis
•Familiarity with verification workflows (SIL/HIL), requirements traceability, and safety reviews

Experience:0AerospaceDefenseUAVFlight control

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Problem-solvingTeamworkCommunicationAttention to detailCollaboration

Tech Stack:C++MATLABSimulinkPythonGitROS 2PX4DO-178C

Company Brief

Mach

Designs and manufactures unmanned systems, tactical engines, and decentralized defense manufacturing infrastructure (Forge) to scale production of autonomous aerial systems and related propulsion for U.S. defense customers and partners.

Industry: Defense Manufacturing

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Valuation: USD 250M to 500M

Funding: Series B

Headquarters: Huntington Beach, United States

Founded: 2023

Glassdoor: 3.9

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Mach

3 months ago

GNC Engineer (Controls)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Design control systems within defined architecture and requirements for fixed-wing vehicles
•Design and implement control laws accounting for actuator limits, time delays, and sensor noise as part of the controls team
•Participate in system identification and aerodynamic model development from wind-tunnel, CFD, and flight-test data
•Execute verification & validation work: SIL/HIL campaigns, Monte Carlo, and flight-readiness criteria; communicate findings to the team and program leadership
•Participate in flight-test planning and execution; analyze logs, tune controllers, and iterate safely and quickly

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 220,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceRetirement

Key Requirements

•Education: Bachelors in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics
•Experience: 0-5 years designing, analyzing and fielding flight control systems for fixed-wing aircraft or high-performance UAVs, including flight test
•Deep knowledge of flight dynamics, stability/controllability, and actuator/sensor modeling
•Familiarity with modern C++ for embedded real-time implementations; strong MATLAB/Simulink/Python for modeling, ID, and analysis
•Familiarity with verification workflows (SIL/HIL), requirements traceability, and safety reviews

Experience:0AerospaceDefenseUAVFlight control

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Problem-solvingTeamworkCommunicationAttention to detailCollaboration

Tech Stack:C++MATLABSimulinkPythonGitROS 2PX4DO-178C

Company Brief

Mach

Industry: Defense Manufacturing

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Growth Stage Startup

Valuation: USD 250M to 500M

Funding: Series B

Headquarters: Huntington Beach, United States

Founded: 2023

Glassdoor: 3.9

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor