(Senior) Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) engineer (m/f/d) Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg

Alpine Eagle GmbH; Karlsruhe; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A technology-driven company in Karlsruhe is seeking a (Senior) Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer to contribute to UAV automation. This role involves optimizing flight control systems and developing guidance algorithms. Candidates should have a degree in a related field, strong C++ programming skills, and an understanding of flight mechanics.

Qualifikationen

• Solid understanding of flight mechanics required.
• Practical hands-on approach for prototyping needed.
• Experience with real-time applications essential.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to the roadmap for guidance, navigation, and control algorithms.
• Optimize flight control systems for maximum performance.
• Develop high-fidelity simulations and analyze flight data.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate sensor fusion and flight dynamics.

Kenntnisse

Expertise in guidance, navigation, and control

Strong programming skills in C++

Experience with PX4 or Ardupilot

Comfort working in a dynamic environment

Ausbildung

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics (Master's or PhD)

Tools

Python

ROS

Jobbeschreibung

(Senior) Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) engineer (m/f/d)

At Alpine Eagle, we are a team of specialists with backgrounds in defence, aerospace engineering and machine learning, building the first airborne, swarm-based system to provide protection against the rising drone threat. We believe that recent conflicts have shown the malicious and disruptive potential of drones in both civilian and defense scenarios. In addition, we are convinced that the next step in counter-drone is air-to-air. We want to ensure that all governments and institutions that believe in personal freedom and the rule of law have cutting edge solutions to protect against this rising threat.

We offer a work environment that is inclusive and open, with a flat hierarchy, and a purpose-driven team. We want to reinforce a culture where great ideas can flourish, and great people collaborate.

The Mission Autonomy Team is driving scalable, intelligent UAV operations on the battlefield. We develop the core technologies behind multi-agent coordination, collision avoidance, guidance, navigation, and flight control — making it easy to operate teams of autonomous systems.

We’re looking for a top-tier (Senior) Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer to help us push the limits of autonomy and deliver real-world impact.

How you will make an impact:

• Shape the autonomy stack by contributing to the roadmap and developing guidance, navigation, and control algorithms that unlock higher levels of UAV automation.
• Maximize flight performance through tuning and optimizing flight control systems, ensuring our aircraft fly precisely as required — safely, reliably, and with minimal operator input.
• Bridge simulation and reality by building high-fidelity SITL simulations, modeling aircraft dynamics, and analyzing flight data to continuously refine behavior.
• Drive system capability and integration by collaborating closely with teams like Perception and AI to integrate sensor fusion, and contributing to ConOps development through deep insights into flight dynamics.

What you need to be successful:

• Expertise in guidance, navigation, and control, with a solid understanding of flight mechanics.
• Degree in a relevant field, such as Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics (Master’s or PhD).
• Strong programming skills, particularly in C++ for real-time applications; experience with Python and ROS is a plus.
• Experience with PX4 or Ardupilot and an interest in working with open-source flight control software.
• Practical, hands-on approach, with the ability to prototype and iterate quickly.
• Comfort working in a dynamic environment, with a mindset geared toward collaboration and continuous improvement.

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