GNC Drone Guidance Engineer

Anduril Industries; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking engineers to develop and validate guidance and control solutions for its autonomous drone fleet. You will build, test, and integrate GNC software and conduct SITL and SITL tests to ensure flight performance.

The role requires a Bachelor's in robotics/engineering, 4 years in GNC, and experience with Matlab/Simulink and Kalman filtering. Relocation benefits are provided for on-site work in Costa Mesa, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering or related field with focus on dynamic systems and control.
• 4 years professional experience in a GNC role, preferably on airborne platforms.
• Experience with Matlab and Simulink.
• Experience in modeling and simulation of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems and model linearization.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, debug, and test flight controllers and guidance algorithms.
• Develop and test Software-In-The-Loop and Hardware-In-The-Loop tests in preparation for flight testing.
• Work closely with the flight software team to define requirements, integrate GNC software and test functionality in simulation.
• Review test data to verify vehicle performance and debug incidents.
• Develop models to support functional evaluation of GNC software.

Skills

C/C++ Proficiency

Kalman filtering

Sensor fusion

Flight control

Simulink

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Robotics/Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Simulink Embedded Coder

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking engineers to develop and validate guidance and control solutions for its autonomous drone fleet. You will build, test, and integrate GNC software and conduct SITL and SITL tests to ensure flight performance.

The role requires a Bachelor's in robotics/engineering, 4 years in GNC, and experience with Matlab/Simulink and Kalman filtering. Relocation benefits are provided for on-site work in Costa Mesa, CA.