Amazon
GNC Systems Engineer, Amazon Leo For Government
$129K–$175K
El Segundo, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, CA
NORTHRIDGE, CA - Experience
- 3+ years of industry experience in Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- The selected candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance of TS/SCI.
About the job
Owns the systems engineering lifecycle for guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) subsystems used in space-based and terrestrial government, enterprise, and international applications.
What you'll do
- Define GNC requirements, architectures, interfaces, and verification plans.
- Design, implement, model, simulate, and analyze GNC subsystems and algorithms.
- Lead GNC testing and verification, analyze test and mission data, and collaborate on hardware development and software quality.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline.
- 3+ years of industry experience in Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems.
- Understanding of dynamics, control theory, state estimation, numerical methods, attitude determination and control systems, and astrodynamics.
- Software development experience in C/C++, Rust, Python, or MATLAB; hardware-in-the-loop testing; full systems engineering lifecycle experience; and active or ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) or Radio Frequency (RF) payloads, including pointing and link budgets.
- Experience with formal Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) or onboard Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) mechanisms.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary); 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, Rust, Python, MATLAB
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