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

Anduril
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,000 - 253,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Bias for action","Thriving in uncertainty","Cross-functional collaboration","Problem-solving","Analytical skills"]

Own navigation system design for Anduril flight systems, cradle-to-grave, from mission requirements through architecture, modeling, simulation, and lab/motion/flight test evaluation. Develop and integrate navigation/estimation algorithms and navigation stacks, including Extended Kalman filtering and estimation methods, and advance sensor-fusion approaches using INS, GNSS, vision, LiDAR, and more. Troubleshoot anomalies, validate performance against mission needs, and collaborate across GNC, flight software, test, and product teams.

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

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Job Summary

Own navigation system design for Anduril flight systems, cradle-to-grave, from mission requirements through architecture, modeling, simulation, and lab/motion/flight test evaluation. Develop and integrate navigation/estimation algorithms and navigation stacks, including Extended Kalman filtering and estimation methods, and advance sensor-fusion approaches using INS, GNSS, vision, LiDAR, and more. Troubleshoot anomalies, validate performance against mission needs, and collaborate across GNC, flight software, test, and product teams.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead navigation system design for one or more products with cradle-to-grave ownership.
  • •Analyze mission requirements and constraints to determine optimal navigation system architecture.
  • •Evaluate and integrate advanced alternative navigation aiding sources using lab, motion, and flight tests.
  • •Support flight testing to measure and validate navigation performance and troubleshoot anomalies.
  • •Perform trade studies, modeling, simulation, and analysis to validate navigation stack accuracy, robustness, and performance.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,000 - 253,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • •8 or more years of experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering (or related technical experience).
  • •Proficiency in MATLAB & Simulink and C/C++, with strong knowledge of navigation principles including inertial navigation and GPS.
  • •Experience characterizing, integrating, and testing inertial and non-inertial sensing modalities (INS, GNSS, vision-based, odometry) and performing navigation system design, development, and testing on aerospace systems.
  • •Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
Experience:8+ yearsAerospaceAutonomous systemsNavigationReal-time systemsEmbedded software
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Bias for actionThriving in uncertaintyCross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingAnalytical skills
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MATLABSimulinkC/C++GPSGNSSINSLiDARExtended Kalman filtering

Eligibility

Security Clearance:U.S. 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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