Autopilot & GNC Engineer for Advanced Aerospace Systems

Actalent; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 138,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent seeks an Engineer Guidance Navigation Control to design, develop, and validate advanced GNC software and simulation toolchains for missile and aerospace flight systems. You will implement autopilot and guidance algorithms, build highfidelity modeling frameworks, and analyze trajectory data to meet demanding mission requirements.

You will collaborate with software/hardware teams across disciplines to deliver robust solutions, using Python, MATLAB, and C++ in Linux environments, while

Qualifications

• Bachelors with 5+ years of professional experience or Masters with 2+ years in aerospace engineering.
• Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
• Min 2+ years applying GNC principles to missile/aerospace systems.
• Min 2+ years developing autopilot or guidance algorithms.
• Min 2+ years modeling vehicle dynamics in high-fidelity sims.
• Experience with 3DOF/6DOF missile or autonomous vehicle sims.
• Experience C++ development in Linux or RT environments.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB scripting.
• Experience with sensor fusion and state estimation.
• Experience integrating threat protection into guidance and control systems.
• Experience processing large data sets for validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test software and simulation toolchains for flight systems.
• Develop and integrate autopilot and guidance algorithms into flight code.
• Integrate algorithms into vehicle flight software with hardware teams.
• Use trajectory optimization tools to analyze mission scenarios.
• Create scripts in Python/MATLAB to capture customer requirements and quantify performance.
• Build, validate, and maintain highfidelity modeling and simulation frameworks.
• Improve simulation fidelity with advanced modeling techniques.
• Plan and execute rigorous testing of simulation models and resolve discrepancies.
• Analyze large data sets to verify system and simulation performance.
• Ensure simulation outcomes meet mission objectives and specs.
• Support threat protection, tracking, discrimination, and survivability integration.
• Apply sensor fusion and state estimation to improve performance.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and tooling for GNC development.
• Perform other related engineering duties as assigned.

Skills

GNC principles

C++ in Linux

Python scripting

MATLAB scripting

Sensor fusion

State estimation

Trajectory optimization

High-fidelity modeling

Simulation toolchains

Autopilot algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

Linux

Real-time embedded systems

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Actalent seeks an Engineer Guidance Navigation Control to design, develop, and validate advanced GNC software and simulation toolchains for missile and aerospace flight systems. You will implement autopilot and guidance algorithms, build highfidelity modeling frameworks, and analyze trajectory data to meet demanding mission requirements.

You will collaborate with software/hardware teams across disciplines to deliver robust solutions, using Python, MATLAB, and C++ in Linux environments, while