GNC Software & Controls Engineer (Model-Based)

Pivotal; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Pivotal is a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designing advanced flight control software. We seek a GNC software engineer to develop model-based control code in MATLAB/Simulink and collaborate with GNC and systems teams.

You will build MIL test frameworks and automate coverage, ensuring traceability from requirements to CI/CD. Join a safety-focused, adventurous team that values hands-on flight experience, robust testing, and rapid iteration in a modern CI/CD

Qualifications

• 2+ years in model-based design or GNC software development.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, and Python.
• Experience with coverage, traceability, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Trace requirements to control system models with Requirements Toolbox.
• Build MIL test framework for complete flight missions.
• Automate coverage reporting and enforce in CI/CD.

Skills

Model-based design

GNC software development

CI/CD pipelines

Requirements tracing

Test automation

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Stateflow

Python

Job description

Pivotal is a leader in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, designing advanced flight control software. We seek a GNC software engineer to develop model-based control code in MATLAB/Simulink and collaborate with GNC and systems teams.

You will build MIL test frameworks and automate coverage, ensuring traceability from requirements to CI/CD. Join a safety-focused, adventurous team that values hands-on flight experience, robust testing, and rapid iteration in a modern CI/CD