Senior GNC/Flight Systems Leader (Remote)

Jobvite, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 152,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Group Short-Term & Long-Term Disabilty

HSA and FSA Options

Critical Care Plan

Accident Care Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESSP)

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 the company’s UAS platforms. You will define standards, review critical designs, anticipate risks, and drive advanced flight-control capabilities with safe, reliable performance.

You will mentor senior engineers, lead architecture reviews, and collaborate with leadership on strategy, tooling, and technology priorities to advance modeling,

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.

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 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 and expanded envelopes.
• 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.

Skills

GNC

Flight controls

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Embedded systems

Sensor fusion

Modeling/simulation

Software integration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related

Master’s degree

Ph.D. preferred

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Job description

Redwire Defense Tech in the United States seeks a Senior Staff GNC/Flight Systems Engineer to shape long‑term guidance, navigation, and control across the company’s UAS platforms. You will define standards, review critical designs, anticipate risks, and drive advanced flight-control capabilities with safe, reliable performance.

You will mentor senior engineers, lead architecture reviews, and collaborate with leadership on strategy, tooling, and technology priorities to advance modeling,