Senior GNC Engineer - Flight Control Architect

Grid Aero; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Grid.aero in the United States seeks a GNC Engineer to own and evolve the Flight Controls architecture, guiding design through flight test and deployment. You will work with avionics, systems, and software teams to shape long-term technical direction and ensure robust, scalable control solutions.

This role applies deep GNC expertise to a mission-driven aerospace company focused on reliability and growth. If you’re driven to take complex systems to the next level and mentor teams on software

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Guidance Navigation and Control algorithm development for fixed-wing aircraft.
• Expertise with design, stability analysis, and simulation of PID and total energy-based control systems using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with flight testing of GNC algorithms and decision-making algorithms for DAA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop modular and scalable flight control and decision-making algorithms and their simulation framework for Grid’s platform.
• Create control system modules in Simulink and/or C/C++ and help integrate them into the overall system.
• Evaluate stability and performance characteristics of control systems using simulation and flight test data, by using a CI/CD and automating analyses to the extent possible.
• Participate in test planning, execution and post-test analysis of aircraft
• Participate in cross-functional discussions about Grid’s product and mentor teams on software standards and best practices.
• Assist with the integration of computer vision, AI/ML for DAA and mission optimization, and AI-based pre/post-flight assessments.

Skills

GNC algorithm development

PID control design

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Flight testing

Sensor calibration

Data-driven control

Tools

Simulink

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Grid.aero in the United States seeks a GNC Engineer to own and evolve the Flight Controls architecture, guiding design through flight test and deployment. You will work with avionics, systems, and software teams to shape long-term technical direction and ensure robust, scalable control solutions.

This role applies deep GNC expertise to a mission-driven aerospace company focused on reliability and growth. If you’re driven to take complex systems to the next level and mentor teams on software