Senior GNC Engineer - Navigation

Pace XL Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and stock - A

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Lunchtime catering on site

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to own navigation for a new interceptor, guiding from concept through sensor integration, real-time implementation and flight test.

You will define the navigation architecture, develop robust solutions for contested environments and influence interceptor performance across demanding flight regimes.

Qualifications

• GNC experience in missiles or high-speed aircraft with ownership of a GNC workstream.
• In-depth knowledge of inertial navigation, observability, sensor error modelling, alignment and calibration.
• Experience developing navigation solutions for degraded, spoofed or GNSS-denied environments.
• Experience taking GNC work from concept into integration and test with design assurance processes.

Responsibilities

• Shape interceptor concept through navigation trade studies influencing system architecture and sensor selection.
• Own navigation architecture and algorithm development from concept through flight test.
• Characterize sensor error models and implement calibration, alignment and fault-detection logic.
• Develop and tune state-estimation and sensor-fusion algorithms for high-dynamic flight.
• Plan and support navigation simulation campaigns, ground tests and flight trials.

Skills

GNC ownership

MATLAB/Simulink

Python/C/C++

Navigation algorithms

Sensor fusion

Tools

Python

C/C++

Simulink

Job description

Job Location: Can be considered for Cambridge OR Munich

Overview

We are looking for a Senior GNC Engineer to own navigation for a new interceptor from early concept through sensor integration, real-time implementation, and flight test. You will define the navigation architecture and develop robust solutions for contested environments. Your work will influence systems design and interceptor performance across demanding flight regimes.

Responsibilities

• Shape the interceptor concept through navigation trade studies influencing system architecture, sensor selection and overall interceptor performance
• Own navigation architecture and algorithm development from concept through flight test
• Characterize sensor error models and implement calibration, alignment and fault-detection logic
• Develop and tune state-estimation and sensor-fusion algorithms for guidance and control in high-dynamic flight
• Plan and support navigation simulation campaigns, ground tests, and flight trials

Requirements

• GNC experience in missiles, rockets or high-speed aircraft, including evidence of technical ownership for a GNC workstream
• Deep understanding of inertial navigation, observability, sensor error modelling, alignment and calibration
• Experience developing navigation solutions for degraded, spoofed or GNSS-denied environments
• Experience taking GNC work from concept into integration and test incorporating design assurance processes
• Strong MATLAB/Simulink skills and working knowledge of Python, C/C++, or similar

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Experience in fast-paced R&D or startup environments, with rapid prototype iteration times

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Private Medical & Dental
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunchtime catering on site

About Us

The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air - low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.
We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them - at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.
We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.
If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement.