GNC Engineer – Space & Hypersonics, TS/SCI, Onsite Seal Beach

Piper Companies; Seal Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an experienced GNC Engineer to design, develop, and validate GN&C algorithms for space, hypersonic, and autonomous vehicles. The role requires on-site work in Seal Beach, CA, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

You will build high-fidelity 6-DOF simulations, integrate flight software, and collaborate across engineering teams to transition concepts from development to flight testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience in aerospace systems (aircraft, spacecraft, missiles or autonomous platforms).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS/Data Science, Physics or related field; advanced education preferred.
• Hands-on GN&C algorithm development; not just general aerospace engineering.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and software development in C/C++, Python or C#.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, validate GN&C algorithms for spacecraft, hypersonic and autonomous vehicles.
• Develop 6-DOF high-fidelity simulations for dynamics, mission and performance analysis.
• Integrate GN&C flight software using MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++.
• Collaborate across systems, software, avionics, and test teams during development and testing.
• Support verification, flight testing, and anomaly resolution.

Skills

GNC algorithm development

Flight mechanics

Control systems

State estimation / Kalman filtering

Software development

GN&C software tools

Autonomous systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Python

C#

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an experienced GNC Engineer to design, develop, and validate GN&C algorithms for space, hypersonic, and autonomous vehicles. The role requires on-site work in Seal Beach, CA, and an active TS/SCI clearance.

You will build high-fidelity 6-DOF simulations, integrate flight software, and collaborate across engineering teams to transition concepts from development to flight testing.