GNC Engineer - Interceptor Flight Control & Validation

Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace seeks a GNC Engineer to support the development of a new interceptor from concept through flight test, joining the core design team and owning a subset of guidance, navigation and control functions.

You will work across mission requirements, algorithm design and implementation to build reliable flight in dynamic environments, collaborating with GNC, flight physics, radar, hardware and software teams.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in aerospace, electrical, or control engineering.
• Strong knowledge of classical and modern control theory and flight mechanics.
• Experience designing guidance, navigation or control algorithms, with flight-control law experience particularly relevant.
• MATLAB/Simulink skills; Python/C/C++ or similar is a plus.
• Exposure to integration, test, design assurance or safety assessment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate GNC algorithms for a new interceptor, with an emphasis on flight control laws
• Own the design of a subset of GNC functions from concept through flight test
• Conduct performance and robustness analyses across the full flight envelope
• Analyse ground- and flight-test data to refine algorithms and ensure robust, reliable performance
• Collaborate across GNC, flight physics, radar, hardware and software teams to meet mission requirements

Skills

GNC experience

Control theory

Flight mechanics

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Education

BS in aerospace, electrical, or control engineering

MS in aerospace, electrical, or control engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

C/C++

Job description

Cambridge Aerospace seeks a GNC Engineer to support the development of a new interceptor from concept through flight test, joining the core design team and owning a subset of guidance, navigation and control functions.

You will work across mission requirements, algorithm design and implementation to build reliable flight in dynamic environments, collaborating with GNC, flight physics, radar, hardware and software teams.