GNC Engineer - Flight Control & Autonomy Lead

Swarm Aero; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Health benefits

401k

PTO

Sick leave

Wellness stipend

Lunch provided

Parental leave

Mission impact

Job summary

Swarm Aero seeks a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer to lead the control systems for the swarming UAV platform. You will establish modeling processes, develop GNC algorithms, and actively participate in testing and validation across simulation, subscale, ground, and full-scale flight tests.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in aircraft development and hands-on experience with MATLAB/Simulink for dynamic system analysis, with a proven track record in rapid, small-team environments and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in GNC or flight control.
• Experience developing control systems for aircraft.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for algorithms and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine flight control algorithms for aircraft.
• Develop tools and processes for GNC development.
• Create high-fidelity models to support testing.
• Test and validate GNC in simulation, subscale, and flight tests.

Skills

GNC development

Flight control algorithms

Modeling & simulation

Test & validation

Team collaboration

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Swarm Aero seeks a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer to lead the control systems for the swarming UAV platform. You will establish modeling processes, develop GNC algorithms, and actively participate in testing and validation across simulation, subscale, ground, and full-scale flight tests.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in aircraft development and hands-on experience with MATLAB/Simulink for dynamic system analysis, with a proven track record in rapid, small-team environments and