Aerial Autonomy GNC Engineer

applied; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer to develop, integrate, and test core flight autonomy capabilities across Group 1-5 aerial platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate GNC algorithms into software stacks and support both commercial and defense applications.

This role demands hands-on experience with GNC software for autonomous systems, proficiency in C++ or Python, and familiarity with UAS navigation systems. Travel required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or similar field.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience developing GNC software for autonomous systems.
• Experience developing autonomy algorithms in either C++ or Python.
• Experience developing or implementing outer-loop control systems or path planning algorithms.
• Experience developing and simulating 3DoF or 6DoF models of air vehicles to support GNC algorithm development.
• Experience with flight testing and performing data analysis.
• Experience with UAS GNC/navigation systems such as PixHawk and Ardupilot.
• Strong functional, procedural, data-oriented, and object-oriented programming experience.
• Experience using git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab.

Responsibilities

• Write software that operates real autonomous aircraft systems including F16 fighter jets, group 1-5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as simulated models to accomplish tactical military missions
• Build, leverage, and improve aerial autonomy software architectures that are ultimately tested and deployed on real systems to accomplish military missions
• Collaborate with DoD warfighter domain experts and 3rd party UAS vehicle vendors to develop and integrate aerial autonomy software onto OEM hardware

Skills

GNC algorithms

C++

Python

Outer-loop control

Path planning

3DoF/6DoF modeling

Flight testing

UAS GNC/navigation

Git

VS Code

GitLab

Education

Master's degree in Aerospace/Robotics/EE/ME/CS

Tools

Docker

Linux

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer to develop, integrate, and test core flight autonomy capabilities across Group 1-5 aerial platforms. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate GNC algorithms into software stacks and support both commercial and defense applications.

This role demands hands-on experience with GNC software for autonomous systems, proficiency in C++ or Python, and familiarity with UAS navigation systems. Travel required.