Senior GNC Engineer — Autonomous Cargo Aircraft

Poseidon Aerospace; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Relocation support

Employee Health Benefit Plans

6% Retirement matching

Flexible PTO

Free lunches, snacks, and a stocked fr

AI tools and subscriptions

Job summary

Poseidon Aerospace in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to own the GNC architecture for our autonomous cargo aircraft capable of two tons over long distances. You will set state estimation, control laws, and failure handling, supervising a team of engineers through design reviews.

Join a mission-driven team building cutting-edge autonomous flight systems and work across avionics, flight software, and flight sciences to ensure safe, reliable operations from takeoff

Qualifications

• B.S. in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years designing GNC for aircraft, spacecraft, or similar vehicles.
• Experience leading design reviews and directing other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the GNC architecture, including control law structure, navigation, guidance, and redundancy management
• Design flight control laws for all flight phases, including takeoff, landing, and failure cases
• Define GNC requirements and interfaces with flight software, avionics, and flight sciences
• Lead GNC flight clearance for envelope expansion and support flight test on site
• Lead system identification and model updates from flight data
• Support safety assessments and certification evidence for flight control system
• Mentor other GNC engineers

Skills

GNC design

Flight test experience

Leadership

Control systems design

System identification

Education

B.S. in aerospace / mechanical / electrical engineering or related field

M.S. or Ph.D. in controls, dynamics, or related field

Tools

6-DOF simulation

DO-178C/DO-331

Model-based development

Job description

Poseidon Aerospace in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to own the GNC architecture for our autonomous cargo aircraft capable of two tons over long distances. You will set state estimation, control laws, and failure handling, supervising a team of engineers through design reviews.

Join a mission-driven team building cutting-edge autonomous flight systems and work across avionics, flight software, and flight sciences to ensure safe, reliable operations from takeoff