Hypersonics GNC Engineer II - 6DOF Trajectory & Validation

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Texas is seeking a Hypersonics focused GNC Engineer to design, analyze, develop, and test guidance, navigation, and control systems for advanced hypersonic flight vehicles. You will develop GNC algorithms, run high-fidelity simulations, and support flight test activities.

You will collaborate across aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and flight software, owning algorithms from early development through hardware-in-the-loop testing and flight operations.

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Texas is seeking a Hypersonics focused GNC Engineer to design, analyze, develop, and test guidance, navigation, and control systems for advanced hypersonic flight vehicles. You will develop GNC algorithms, run high-fidelity simulations, and support flight test activities.

You will collaborate across aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and flight software, owning algorithms from early development through hardware-in-the-loop testing and flight operations.