GNC Engineer: State Estimation & UAS Autonomy

helsing.ai; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

VSOP options

Relocation support

Learning allowance

Health & wellness

Social events

Parental leave

Remote pregnancy option

Onboarding program

Job summary

Helsing seeks an experienced engineer to own end-to-end development of state estimation, navigation and guidance for UAS platforms. You will lead from conception to validation, collaborating with field engineers to push performance to new limits.

You will work closely with Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, and Embedded teams, contributing to test planning and flight test analysis while staying at the forefront of defence AI and responsible autonomy.

Qualifications

• Hold a M.Sc. or PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or an equivalent degree.
• Have at least 5 years of professional experience in navigation, guidance or state estimation development.
• Have very good skills in Matlab/Simulink.
• Have a solid background in state estimation theory, aerodynamics, stability and control, and systems modelling.
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present findings clearly and efficiently both internally and externally.
• Possess solid software engineering skills, writing clean and well-structured code in Matlab and/or languages like Python, Rust, Java, or modern C++.

Responsibilities

• Own the development of bespoke controllers for UAS end to end; through conception, design, simulation, physical integration and feature iteration.
• Design, test and implement state estimator algorithms that work robustly in contested environments
• Simulate the performance of navigation and guidance algorithms to inform the definition of sensor stacks, which could include IMUs, GPS/GNSS, barometers, magnetometers and advanced image-based positioning systems
• Analyse real sensor and test data to calibrate sensors and validate performance, closing the simulation-to-real gap
• Support the specification and execution of tests for navigation and guidance algorithm evaluation
• Collaborate with interfacing disciplines such as Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Embedded Hard- and Software, and Testing
• Contribute to, follow and analyse flight tests

Skills

Matlab/Simulink

State estimation

Navigation & guidance

Python

C++

Communication skills

Software engineering

Education

M.Sc. or PhD in Aeronautical/Mechanical/Robotics or equivalent

Tools

Rust

Java

Job description

Helsing seeks an experienced engineer to own end-to-end development of state estimation, navigation and guidance for UAS platforms. You will lead from conception to validation, collaborating with field engineers to push performance to new limits.

You will work closely with Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, and Embedded teams, contributing to test planning and flight test analysis while staying at the forefront of defence AI and responsible autonomy.