Navigation engineer

GMV Spain; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

8 weeks teleworking outside usual area

Personalized career plan

Language learning support

Wellbeing program: Health, dental and

free fruit and coffee

Discount on brands

Job summary

GMV is seeking a motivated engineer to join our UAV and resilient navigation team in the UK. You will take control algorithms from concept to flight, working with open-source flight stacks and GMV's software to ensure aircraft fly well in the real world.

You will apply multi-sensor fusion, vision-based navigation, and state estimation, while collaborating across the division on diverse projects and ensuring security clearance readiness.

Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace, Physics or other relevant STEM field.
• Guidance, navigation and control / control systems fundamentals.
• Programming in Python and/or C/C++.
• Flight log analysis and practical flight testing.
• Multi-sensor fusion and state estimation (vision, INS/GNSS, signals of opportunity).
• Hands-on experience with at least one open-source flight stack (ArduPilot, PX4 or Betaflight), including configuration, parameter tuning and MAVLink.

Responsibilities

• Work on innovative UAV and resilient navigation technologies.
• Take control algorithms from concept to flight with open-source stacks and GMV software.
• Contribute to multi-sensor fusion, AI tools, and navigation under challenging conditions.

Skills

Aerospace

Python

C/C++

Guidance navigation and control

Flight testing

Multi-sensor fusion

MAVLink

ArduPilot

PX4

Betaflight

DJI SDK

MAVSDK

Education

Degree in Aerospace, Physics or STEM field

Tools

ArduPilot

PX4

Betaflight

MAVSDK

DJI SDK

Job description

Ready to build your future with an innovative and established organisation that empowers you
to achieve more......
At GMV, you'll join a technology leader that's shaping tomorrow's world through innovation, collaboration, and expertise.
Join our navigation sector, where you'll be taking a leading hands-on role in the guidance, navigation and control
of our unmanned aerial vehicle platforms, from flight controller configuration and tuning through to autonomous
behaviour and flight testing.

WHAT CHALLENGE WILL YOU BE TAKING ON?

This is an exciting opportunity to work on innovative UAV and resilient navigation technologies, contributing to projects that push the boundaries of autonomous systems and next-generation positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities.

Working closely with our UAV team within the assured and resilient Positioning, navigation, and timing division. You'll take
control algorithms from concept to flight, working with open-source flight stacks alongside GMV's in-house software to
make aircraft that fly well in the real world.

Alongside the UAV work, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the diverse work of the division. Our mission is to
ensure that position and timing is available and reliable everywhere and every time. We work on multi-sensor fusion,
positioning using space signals of opportunity, advanced modelling and simulation, AI tools, interference detection, and much more to support users when satellite navigation is jammed or spoofed". The ARPNT team, have a broad remit so
there’s room to grow across the wider team's within GNC activities.

WHAT DO WE NEED IN OUR TEAM?

First and foremost, we are seeking a motivated candidate with a passion for drones, autonomous systems,
and bringing advanced technology into the real world.

We're looking for qualifications and knowledge in the following areas, but whether your experience comes
from industry, academia, or personal projects, we encourage you to apply if you're excited about pushing the
boundaries of UAV and navigation technology

• Degree in Aerospace, Physics or other relevant STEM field.
• Guidance,navigation and control / control systems fundamentals
• Programmingin Python and/or C/C++
• Flight loganalysis and practical flight testing
• Multi-sensorfusion and state estimation (vision, INS/GNSS, signals of opportunity)
• Hands-onexperience with at least one open-source flight stack (ArduPilot, PX4 orBetaflight), including configuration, parameter tuning and MAVLink.

You'll be even more successful in this role, if you can bring knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Multi-rotor or fixed-wing airframe build and integration
• 3Dprinting and CAD for airframes, mounts and enclosures
• Droneelectronics (ESCs, motors, power systems, RX/TX)
• Computervision / camera-based navigation
• Experienceintegrating with UAV autonomy or payload APIs (e.g. DJI SDK, MAVSDK)

Owing to the nature of the work, we require someone who either has UK security clearance (SC or above), or is willing and eligible to obtain it within the next 12 months.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

Hybridworking model and 8 weeks per year of teleworking outside your usual geographical area.

Personalizedcareer plan development, training and language learning support.

Competitivecompensation with ongoing reviews, flexible compensation anddiscount on brands.

Wellbeingprogram: Health, dental and free fruit and coffeeand much more!

In our recruitment processes youwill always have telephone and personal contact, face-to-face or online, withour talent acquisition team. In addition, bank transfers and bank cards willnever be requested. If you are contactedthrough any other process, please write to our team at [e-mail]

We promoteequal opportunities in recruitment, and we are committed to inclusion anddiversity.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? JOIN US

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Nina Miller, in charge of this vacancy.