GNC Modeling & Flight‑Test Engineer

GuideTech LLC; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and company holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

GuideTech LLC in Lenexa, KS is seeking an experienced Modeling, Simulation, and GNC Engineer to deliver high-fidelity models, simulations, and GNC solutions across aerospace and autonomous systems.

You will drive the full product lifecycle from concept through flight software implementation, verification, and flight testing, collaborating with aerodynamics, propulsion, software, and systems engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with C++.
• Ability to model aerospace vehicle dynamics and control systems.
• Experience implementing guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms in simulations and flight software.
• Experience utilizing simulations to perform trade studies and assess vehicle performance.
• Experience with verification and validation testing of simulations.
• Comfortable working with cross‑functional teams, including aerodynamics, propulsion, software, and systems engineering.
• Ability to document modeling, analysis, and test results clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical “showrunner” for flight-test activities by coordinating schedules, engineering teams, hardware readiness, test objectives, risks, and follow-up actions from planning through execution.
• Develop high-fidelity models and simulations for aerospace vehicle dynamics and flight control systems.
• Design, implement, and evaluate guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms for simulation and flight software.
• Perform trade studies and analyze vehicle performance using simulation tools.
• Support the development, verification, and validation of simulation models and GNC software.
• Collaborate with aerodynamics, propulsion, software, systems engineering, and other cross‑functional teams throughout vehicle development.
• Support system design, integration, and flight testing activities.
• Analyze simulation and test results to improve vehicle performance and stability.
• Document modeling approaches, analysis, and test results clearly and concisely.

Skills

C++

Aerospace modeling

Flight dynamics

GNC algorithms

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Simulation tools

Job description

GuideTech LLC in Lenexa, KS is seeking an experienced Modeling, Simulation, and GNC Engineer to deliver high-fidelity models, simulations, and GNC solutions across aerospace and autonomous systems.

You will drive the full product lifecycle from concept through flight software implementation, verification, and flight testing, collaborating with aerodynamics, propulsion, software, and systems engineering teams.