Senior GNC Systems Engineer — Real-Time Flight Control & Simulation

Albers Aerospace; McKinney (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Albers Aerospace in McKinney, TX, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for GNC to lead development, integration, and verification of guidance, navigation, and control solutions for advanced aerospace programs.

You will analyze requirements, design algorithms, and coordinate hardware/software integration across the lifecycle; a strong background in flight dynamics, control theory, and real-time embedded C/C++ is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering; Master’s preferred.
• Active DoD SECRET clearance (Top Secret eligibility) and U.S. citizenship are required.
• 10+ years of experience in GNC algorithm development, software engineering, or related aerospace/defense applications.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and control system toolboxes.
• Experience with simulation-based testing, hardware/software integration, and test data analysis.
• Strong understanding of flight dynamics, control theory, and embedded systems implementation.
• Experience developing and testing embedded GNC software in C/C++.
• Experience implementing flight control, navigation, estimation, or guidance algorithms in real-time environments.
• Familiarity with requirements traceability, code reviews, unit/integration testing, and software verification.
• Experience with Git, SVN, or similar repositories.
• Experience with Model-Based Design (MBD) and automatic code generation.
• Experience with seekers and sensor systems and their integration with GNC systems.
• Familiarity with RTOS-based embedded processors and hardware/software integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, integration, and verification of GNC solutions for advanced aerospace systems.
• Contribute to requirements analysis, algorithm development, software integration, and modeling/simulation across the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate performance and ensure system verification.

Skills

GNC algorithm development

software engineering

systems engineering

requirements traceability

code reviews

unit testing

integration testing

test data analysis

embedded system implementation

real-time software

flight dynamics

control theory

embedded C/C++

version control (Git/SVN)

Model-Based Design (MBD)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering (Master’s preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

control system toolboxes

C/C++

Git

SVN

Model-Based Design (MBD)

Job description

Albers Aerospace in McKinney, TX, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer for GNC to lead development, integration, and verification of guidance, navigation, and control solutions for advanced aerospace programs.

You will analyze requirements, design algorithms, and coordinate hardware/software integration across the lifecycle; a strong background in flight dynamics, control theory, and real-time embedded C/C++ is essential.