Flight-Test GNC Engineer — Modeling & Autonomy Lead

GuideTech LLC; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) match

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Paid time off & holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

GuideTech LLC in Lenexa, Kansas is seeking a full-time GNC engineer to drive projects from simulation to flight. You will own flight-test campaigns, define maneuvers, monitor telemetry, and lead anomaly investigations to improve system performance. Relocation assistance is available.

Join a team delivering high-fidelity aerospace models and GNC algorithms for autonomous platforms, with on-site collaboration and ownership from design to real-world verification.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience modeling aerospace vehicle dynamics and control systems.
• Experience implementing GNC algorithms in simulation and flight software.
• Experience with simulation-based trade studies, performance analysis, and verification and validation testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead flight-test campaigns by coordinating test objectives, schedules, engineering teams, hardware readiness, risks, and execution.
• Define flight-test maneuvers, operating conditions, and performance criteria to validate GNC systems.
• Monitor flight telemetry and compare actual vehicle behavior against simulation predictions.
• Lead anomaly investigations, coordinate corrective actions, and support technical readiness for subsequent flights.
• Analyze post-flight data to calibrate models, refine GNC algorithms, and improve simulation accuracy.
• Develop high-fidelity aerospace vehicle dynamics models and simulations.
• Design, implement, and validate GNC algorithms for simulation and flight software.
• Collaborate with aerodynamics, propulsion, software, and systems engineering teams.

Skills

GNC algorithms

Flight testing

Aerospace vehicle dynamics

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

C++

Job description

GuideTech LLC in Lenexa, Kansas is seeking a full-time GNC engineer to drive projects from simulation to flight. You will own flight-test campaigns, define maneuvers, monitor telemetry, and lead anomaly investigations to improve system performance. Relocation assistance is available.

Join a team delivering high-fidelity aerospace models and GNC algorithms for autonomous platforms, with on-site collaboration and ownership from design to real-world verification.