Flight GNC Analysis Engineer: Embedded Controls

Ursa Major; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental and Adoptive Leave

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA

Short and Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401k with Company Match

Equity Grants

EAP Program

Retirement Savings Plan

Equity Grants in the Company

Job summary

Ursa Major is seeking a GNC engineer to design, implement, and maintain flight GNC systems for aerospace applications, translating requirements into models and embedded software, and coordinating with design teams.

You will develop simulations to evaluate guidance, navigation, and control performance, support HIL and flight tests, and contribute to requirements verification and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field and professional GNC experience.
• Strong understanding of classical control, estimation, and vehicle dynamics.
• Experience implementing algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain flight GNC systems for aerospace applications
• Translate GNC requirements into models and into efficient, reliable embedded software
• Develop and execute simulations to evaluate guidance, navigation, and control performance
• Coordinate with design to ensure vehicle design parameters align with control system requirements.
• Support system integration, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and flight test activities
• Analyze test and flight data to assess performance and drive improvements
• Contribute to requirements definition, verification, and traceability for GNC functions
• Identify and mitigate technical risks through analysis, testing, and peer review
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical design, avionics, software, and test engineers
• Document designs, analyses, and test results for internal and external stakeholders

Skills

GNC modeling

Classical control & estimation

Vehicle dynamics

Cross-disciplinary communication

Teamwork / independent work

GN&C standards development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Job description

Ursa Major is seeking a GNC engineer to design, implement, and maintain flight GNC systems for aerospace applications, translating requirements into models and embedded software, and coordinating with design teams.

You will develop simulations to evaluate guidance, navigation, and control performance, support HIL and flight tests, and contribute to requirements verification and risk mitigation.