Senior GNSS & Inertial Navigation Algorithm Engineer

GMV Insyen AG; Tres Cantos; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Telework outside geographical area (8+

Flexible hours

Relocation package

Wellbeing program

Job summary

GMV Spain is expanding its Defence teams to develop advanced navigation algorithms essential for ensuring accuracy and reliability of aerial, maritime and land-based systems. Join a highly specialised technical team and contribute to navigating technologies used in strategically important projects.

You will research, develop and implement navigation algorithms for integrated GNSS/IMU systems, balancing scientific rigour with practical engineering.

Qualifications

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Navigation or related field or a strong technical track record in navigation algorithm development.
• Advanced knowledge of GNSS, inertial navigation and sensor fusion.
• Strong programming skills and ability to develop efficient, robust solutions for operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Design navigation algorithms based on Kalman filtering, sensor fusion and state estimation for aerial, maritime and land-based platforms.
• Investigate and mitigate navigation error sources and performance degradation.
• Develop and integrate a shared C/C++ navigation library used across multiple Defence projects.
• Validate performance through simulators, real‑world data and platform integration tests.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software developers and platform integration specialists on architectural decisions.

Skills

GNSS

Inertial navigation

Sensor fusion

Kalman filtering

State estimation

Education

PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Navigation or related field

Tools

C/C++

Job description

GMV Spain is expanding its Defence teams to develop advanced navigation algorithms essential for ensuring accuracy and reliability of aerial, maritime and land-based systems. Join a highly specialised technical team and contribute to navigating technologies used in strategically important projects.

You will research, develop and implement navigation algorithms for integrated GNSS/IMU systems, balancing scientific rigour with practical engineering.