Senior Autonomy & GNC Engineer - Build Next-Gen Navigation

Mainstream Engineering Corporation; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is seeking a Senior GNC & Autonomy Engineer in Florida to own the guidance, navigation, and control portfolio for autonomous systems across military, governmental, and commercial users. You will drive algorithm development, sensor fusion, perception, and ML work from theory to hardware-in-the-loop, and craft proposals to win new programs.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with mechanical and robotics teams, and help grow the research vector as the

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (exceptional M.S. with strong research background or relevant industry experience will be considered).
• Minimum of a 3.3 GPA for all completed degrees.
• Hands-on experience developing and testing control algorithms, state estimation, or ML/CV methods on real systems.
• Proficiency in Python, C++, MATLAB.
• U.S. Citizenship due to ITAR requirements, and ability to obtain a security clearance as required in the future.
• Willingness to mentor junior engineers and flex across adjacent mechanical engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Develop guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for autonomous systems across undersea, ground-based, and other platforms.
• Design and implement state estimation, sensor fusion, and localization/mapping methods.
• Develop computer vision and ML methods for perception and autonomous decision-making.
• Move algorithms from theory to simulation to hardware-in-the-loop to field testing.
• Write technical proposals to government and private customers to fund your research vector.
• Propose and lead internal IRAD efforts to mature new capabilities.
• Collaborate with robotics and mechanical engineers on sensor selection and system integration.
• Interface with government and commercial customers to understand requirements and demonstrate capability.
• Support existing programs while portfolio ramps up and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Control algorithms

State estimation

Machine learning

Python

C++

MATLAB

Robotics

Mentoring

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical/Aerospace/Electrical Eng

GPA 3.3+

Tools

Embedded systems

Real-time hardware

Sensor fusion software

ROS

Job description

Mainstream Engineering Corporation is seeking a Senior GNC & Autonomy Engineer in Florida to own the guidance, navigation, and control portfolio for autonomous systems across military, governmental, and commercial users. You will drive algorithm development, sensor fusion, perception, and ML work from theory to hardware-in-the-loop, and craft proposals to win new programs.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with mechanical and robotics teams, and help grow the research vector as the