Senior GNC Engineer - Autonomous Flight Systems

InvestedintheMission; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer to develop, integrate, and test core flight autonomy capabilities for group 1–5 aerial platforms.

Collaborate with DoD experts and vendors to implement algorithms, deploy on real aircraft and simulators, and advance autonomy.

The role requires a master's in a relevant field and 6+ years of GNC experience, with strong C++/Python skills and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical Eng or CS.
• 6+ years of hands-on GNC experience for autonomous systems.
• Strong programming in C++ or Python.

Responsibilities

• Write software for autonomous aircraft systems and simulators to support military missions.
• Build and deploy aerial autonomy software architectures on real systems.
• Collaborate with DoD experts and vendors to integrate autonomy software.

Skills

GNC software

Autonomy software

C++

Python

DoD collaboration

Git

VS Code

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Linux

Git

GitLab

Visual Studio Code

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer to develop, integrate, and test core flight autonomy capabilities for group 1–5 aerial platforms.

Collaborate with DoD experts and vendors to implement algorithms, deploy on real aircraft and simulators, and advance autonomy.

The role requires a master's in a relevant field and 6+ years of GNC experience, with strong C++/Python skills and occasional travel.