GNC Navigation Engineer — Secret-Cleared, Huntsville

KODA Technologies Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Career growth

Culture of trust

Job summary

KODA Technologies is seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer to join our team on-site in Huntsville, AL. An active DoD Secret Clearance is required.

You will develop, simulate, analyze, and test navigation algorithms for advanced demonstrations while collaborating with a team of engineers. Candidates should have a post-secondary STEM degree and 5–10+ years of experience, strong C++, and hands-on work with Kalman filters, sensor fusion, and multi-sensor navigation systems.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary STEM degree required.
• 5–10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Kalman filters, including EKF, UKF, and particle filters.
• Proficiency with multi-sensor navigation concepts and IMUs.
• Strong C++ programming skills and ability to communicate technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis of navigation systems within larger system simulations.
• Lead design of new navigation algorithms and translate them into software.
• Apply fusion algorithms across sensors (IMUs, star trackers, cameras, altimeters).
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to balance accuracy, environment, and cost.
• Present techniques and results to the GNC team.

Skills

C++

Kalman filters

Sensor fusion

IMUs

Navigation systems

Communication skills

Education

Post-secondary STEM degree

Tools

Linux

MATLAB

Python

Git

Job description

KODA Technologies is seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer to join our team on-site in Huntsville, AL. An active DoD Secret Clearance is required.

You will develop, simulate, analyze, and test navigation algorithms for advanced demonstrations while collaborating with a team of engineers. Candidates should have a post-secondary STEM degree and 5–10+ years of experience, strong C++, and hands-on work with Kalman filters, sensor fusion, and multi-sensor navigation systems.