Senior GNC Engineer, eVTOL Flight Controls

Pivotal; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Job summary

Pivotal is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to design, tune, and verify flight control laws for its Helix family. You will own inner-loop attitude and outer-loop velocity control, collaborate with navigation, firmware, and flight-test teams, and mentor junior engineers on a fast-paced eVTOL program.

Ideal candidates have hands-on flight control experience in VTOL or rotorcraft, strong MATLAB/Simulink skills, and a solid grounding in control theory and system identification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, modify, and tune control laws for flight modes and loops.

Skills

Control theory

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Flight data analysis

System identification

Monte Carlo analysis

Aircraft dynamics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical

5+ years in flight controls or GNC

Tools

CONDUIT

CIFER

Matlab/Simulink

Git/CI

Job description

Pivotal is seeking a Senior GNC Engineer to design, tune, and verify flight control laws for its Helix family. You will own inner-loop attitude and outer-loop velocity control, collaborate with navigation, firmware, and flight-test teams, and mentor junior engineers on a fast-paced eVTOL program.

Ideal candidates have hands-on flight control experience in VTOL or rotorcraft, strong MATLAB/Simulink skills, and a solid grounding in control theory and system identification.