GN&C Engineer, Maritime Autonomy & GPS-Denied Nav

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior GN&C engineer to own navigation, guidance, and control for a maritime autonomous vehicle. You will define how the vehicle knows its position and reaches its destination in GPS-denied ocean environments, reporting to the Cognitive Systems Lead and building cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes leadership across inertial navigation, safe navigation, and actuation control software, with a focus on delivering high-assurance navigation solutions, mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, electrical engineering, robotics, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of GN&C, inertial navigation, or vehicle control experience.
• Experience with INS, Kalman filtering, or sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with marine or aerospace vehicle control design.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own GN&C architecture: inertial navigation, safe navigation, and actuation control software.
• Lead INS integration and GPS-denied navigation solution development.
• Drive Safe Navigation System design and safety certification approach.
• Define actuation and control software requirements in coordination with body subsystem.
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations.
• Lead trade studies across navigation sensor suites and fusion approaches, including make vs buy.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers across GN&C sub-disciplines.
• Interface with VMS, communications, and mission systems teams.
• Support prototype integration, testing, and sea trials.

Skills

GN&C

Inertial navigation

Sensor fusion

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Robotics

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a senior GN&C engineer to own navigation, guidance, and control for a maritime autonomous vehicle. You will define how the vehicle knows its position and reaches its destination in GPS-denied ocean environments, reporting to the Cognitive Systems Lead and building cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes leadership across inertial navigation, safe navigation, and actuation control software, with a focus on delivering high-assurance navigation solutions, mentoring