Senior Aerial Autonomy GNC Engineer

Applied Intuition; London (KY); On-site; USD 102,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition UK, based in London, seeks a senior GNC Engineer to design, integrate and test core flight autonomy capabilities across aerial UAS platforms. You will develop GNC algorithms, validate them on real and simulated aircraft, and collaborate with vendors to deploy autonomy software onto OEM hardware.

This role requires a strong foundation in control theory, dynamics and optimization, hands-on flight testing, and the ability to work across multiple programs to deliver robust

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical Eng, Computer Science or similar.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience developing GNC software for autonomous systems.
• Experience developing autonomy algorithms in C++.
• Experience with flight testing and data analysis.
• Experience with UAS GNC/navigation systems such as PX4 and Ardupilot.

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate and test core flight autonomy capabilities across aerial UAS platforms.
• Develop and adapt GNC algorithms for multiple programs to be reusable across systems.
• Collaborate with 3rd party UAS vendors to deploy autonomy software onto OEM hardware.

Skills

GNC software

C++

Control theory

Flight testing

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

Docker

Bazel

Linux

Job description

Applied Intuition UK, based in London, seeks a senior GNC Engineer to design, integrate and test core flight autonomy capabilities across aerial UAS platforms. You will develop GNC algorithms, validate them on real and simulated aircraft, and collaborate with vendors to deploy autonomy software onto OEM hardware.

This role requires a strong foundation in control theory, dynamics and optimization, hands-on flight testing, and the ability to work across multiple programs to deliver robust