Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer - Navigation and Estimation- Air Dominance & Strike

AI Chopping Block; Costa Mesa, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 191,000; Full time

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Job summary

Anduril Industries in the United States is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer to lead the navigation system design for our autonomous aerospace platforms.

You will develop, test, and integrate INS/GNSS-based navigation solutions, implement Kalman filters, and collaborate with flight software, sensors, and T&E teams to ensure mission-ready performance across subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Aerospace Eng, Electrical Eng, CS or related field.
• Proficiency in MATLAB & Simulink, C/C++.
• Strong knowledge of inertial navigation and GPS.
• Experience with real-time embedded software.
• Eligibility to obtain U.S. Top Secret clearance.
• 3+ years in GNC or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead navigation system design end-to-end for Anduril products.
• Analyze mission requirements to determine navigation architecture.
• Support evaluation and integration of navigation aiding sources through tests.
• Contribute to flight testing to validate navigation performance.
• Develop and test navigation algorithms and filters.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate navigation software/hardware.

Skills

MATLAB & Simulink

C/C++

Kalman filtering

Extended Kalman filtering

Real-time systems

Embedded software development

Navigation principles

GPS

Inertial navigation

Sensor fusion

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Flight Engineering department is seeking Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineers to join our team. The Anduril Flight Engineering team is integral to development of flight system solutions in all domains for our warfighters. As a critical member of our team, the role of a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer is pivotal in driving the design, development, testing, and implementation of cutting-edge flight system technologies for our aerospace systems. Anduril fosters a dynamic learning culture, characterized by accelerated knowledge acquisition through modeling, simulation, analysis, and rigorous and frequent ground and flight test experimentation. At Anduril, you will be involved in flight testing the systems you develop.

We are seeking exceptional GNC Engineerswith expertise in Navigation, Sensing, or PNT to join our team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role inshaping the next generation of autonomous air power, advanced tactical missile systems, strategic weapons, and hypersonic strike and defense systems. As a key contributor, you will develop, test, and integrate navigation systems and architectures for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic autonomous systems, driving innovation in mission-critical capabilities.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead navigation system design for one or more Anduril products, cradle-to-grave ownership.
• Analyze and help develop mission requirements and constraints across the Anduril product portfolio to determine optimal navigation system architecture.
• Support and drive the evaluation and integration of advanced alternative navigation aiding sources (prepare, support, and conduct lab, motion, and flight tests).
• Support flight testing to measure & validate navigation performance relative to mission requirements and troubleshoot testing and operational anomalies.
• Perform trade studies, modeling, simulation and other forms of analysis to validate algorithm and navigation stack accuracy, robustness, and performance.
• Conduct simulation and testing for validation of navigation algorithms and system performance.
• Collect and analyze platform telemetry data to validate platform operation and performance
• Support the design, development, integration and testing of an inertial navigation systems (INS) for aerospace vehicles (UAS, spacecraft, missiles, etc.).
• Use and update Anduril's existing navigation filters, models, and simulations to improve navigation performance.
• Support and drive the development of algorithms for navigation, guidance, and control systems, including Extended Kalman filters and other estimation methods using various programming languages.
• Support and drive the development of advanced sensor fusion algorithms leveraging INS, GNSS, cameras, LiDAR, and other sensors for accurate navigation in complex environments across subsea, surface, air, and space domains.
• Apply covariance analysis techniques for early requirements derivation, as well as to optimize navigation system performance, error modeling, and system uncertainty assessments.
• Improve calibration procedures for sensor suites used in aerospace navigation systems.
• Collaborate withGNC, Flight Software, MSA, T&E, product leadership, and othermultidisciplinary teams to integrate navigation software and hardware into real-world flight systems.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering,Computer Scienceor a related field
• Strong bias for action, ability to thrive in uncertainty, and desire to closely collaborate cross-functionally with other teams
• Proficiency in MATLAB & Simulink, C/C++
• Strong knowledge of navigation principles, including inertial navigation, GPS
• Experience characterizing, integrating, and testing inertial and non-inertial sensing modalities like INS, GNSS, vision-based, and odometry
• Experience with navigation system design, development and testing on aerospace systems
• Expertise in Kalman filtering, Extended Kalman filtering, and other estimation techniques
• Experience with real-time systems and embedded software development
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• General knowledge of guidance and flight control systems
• Experienceoptimizing and tuning navigation system performance, error modeling, and system uncertainty assessments, and requirements methods
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance

Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer

• 3 or more years of experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineeringor related technical experience

Senior Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer

• 8 or more years of experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering or related technical experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Autonomous air, ground or undersea vehicle navigation experience, focusing on low-cost sensors
• Strong software (MATLAB, C/C++) and hardware (sensors, harnesses, PCB design) integration background, working with real-time systems is abig plus
• Experience adapting and applying real-time pose localization algorithms from robotics to enhance the accuracy and robustness of vehicle navigation where applicable
• Experience with 6-DOF vehicle simulation
• GNSS receiver and antenna integration experience
• Current eligibility at the Top Secret level preferred

US Salary Range

$129,000—$191,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.