Senior Guidance & Navigation Engineer — Interceptor

Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

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Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to own navigation for a high‑speed interceptor, guiding it from concept through integration, sensor fusion, and flight test. You will define the navigation architecture, develop robust state‑estimation solutions for contested environments, and shape system performance across demanding flight regimes, working within a fast‑paced, mission‑driven team.

Responsibilities span trade studies, algorithm development, sensor modelling, and verification

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Shape the interceptor concept through navigation trade studies influencing system architecture, sensor selection and 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.

Skills

GNC ownership

Inertial navigation

State estimation

Sensor fusion

Navigation algorithm design

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Job description

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to own navigation for a high‑speed interceptor, guiding it from concept through integration, sensor fusion, and flight test. You will define the navigation architecture, develop robust state‑estimation solutions for contested environments, and shape system performance across demanding flight regimes, working within a fast‑paced, mission‑driven team.

Responsibilities span trade studies, algorithm development, sensor modelling, and verification