Senior GNC & Flight Systems Architect - Remote

Redwire Corporation

Jacksonville (FL)

Remote

USD 152,000 - 230,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disabllty

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Job summary

Redwire Defense Tech in the United States seeks a Senior Staff GNC/Flight Systems Engineer to shape long-term guidance, navigation, and control across UAS product lines. You will define standards, review critical designs, and drive advanced flight-control developments to ensure safe, reliable, and high-performance flight.

The role requires mentoring senior engineers, leading architecture discussions, and coordinating across programs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
Master's degree required; Ph.D. preferred for advanced research roles.
10-15+ years of experience in flight controls, GNC, or autonomous-systems engineering.
Demonstrated leadership of system-level GNC architecture across multiple aircraft or programs.
Experience guiding senior engineers and owning technical direction across product lines.
Deep experience with complex, cross-discipline flight-behavior troubleshooting.
Expert-level control-system design: classical, modern, nonlinear, and robust approaches.
Deep experience with sensor-fusion frameworks, advanced estimation theory, and fault-tolerant navigation.
High proficiency with high-fidelity modeling, simulation, aerodynamics integration, and multi-body dynamics.
Strong fluency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, and embedded systems integration.
Ability to assess and guide architecture across avionics, sensors, propulsion, and mechanical interfaces.
Ability to define and enforce technical standards across programs.
Exceptional systems-thinking and ability to anticipate technical and organizational risks.
Excellent communication, with the ability to influence executives and cross-functional leaders.
High situational judgment, especially in safety-critical contexts.
Strong mentoring capability; builds technical depth across the organization.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical authority for GNC and flight-control architectures across all programs and aircraft families.
Define long-term GNC technical roadmap, shaping system architecture, algorithmic strategy, and modeling frameworks.
Lead resolution of the most challenging, high-risk flight issues spanning dynamics, sensors, avionics, and embedded systems.
Drive cross-program alignment for modeling, controller design, estimator frameworks, and software integration approaches.
Oversee development of advanced control techniques (adaptive control, MPC, robust/nonlinear control, or hybrid autonomy systems).
Lead system-level reviews, architecture boards, and technical gate reviews for major engineering decisions.
Mentor senior and staff-level engineers, developing organizational capability in GNC, autonomy, and simulation.
Support advanced flight-test initiatives, including new airframe bring-up, expanded envelopes, and experimental modes.
Define benchmarking approaches, performance metrics, and data-driven evaluation methods for GNC algorithms.
Participate in strategic planning with engineering leadership, influencing resourcing, tooling investments, and technology priorities.
Represent GNC technical direction to executive leadership, customers, and external stakeholders.