Senior GNC Engineer – Hypersonic Flight Autopilot

STEM Boomerang; Rio Rancho (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

PTO 4 weeks

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

401k

Parental leave

Meals provided

Snacks & drinks

Fitness stipend

EV charging

Job summary

Castelion seeks a Senior GNC Engineer to develop guidance, navigation, and control for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to design and validate autopilot algorithms in a fast-paced, hardware-rich setting.

Ideal candidates have advanced degrees in aerospace/electrical engineering and 5+ years of control-system experience, with MATLAB/Simulink proficiency and real-time embedded insight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Aerospace or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in control system design, analysis, and validation for aerospace or high-performance dynamic systems.
• Strong background in classical and modern control theory, including adaptive, nonlinear, and robust control methods.
• Experience developing autopilot algorithms for missiles, rockets, hypersonic vehicles, or similar systems.
• Proficiency in modeling and simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop guidance, navigation, and control solutions for Castelion's long-range hypersonic strike vehicles.
• Design, analyze, implement, and validate control and autopilot algorithms in a hardware-driven environment.

Skills

Control theory

Adaptive control

Robust control

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Aerospace or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Castelion seeks a Senior GNC Engineer to develop guidance, navigation, and control for long-range hypersonic strike vehicles. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to design and validate autopilot algorithms in a fast-paced, hardware-rich setting.

Ideal candidates have advanced degrees in aerospace/electrical engineering and 5+ years of control-system experience, with MATLAB/Simulink proficiency and real-time embedded insight.