Drimva

Anduril

GNC Engineer

$167K–$222K

Atlanta, Georgia, United States +2 · Full-time · Posted Jan 23, 2025

Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Costa Mesa, California, United States
Experience
4 years of professional experience in a GNC role; airborne-platform experience preferred.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control.
Visa sponsorship
Must be eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

About the job

Develops and validates guidance, navigation, and control software for autonomous drones, including flight controllers, guidance algorithms, simulation tests, and flight-test analysis.

What you'll do

  • Develop, debug, and test flight controllers and guidance algorithms; build models to evaluate GNC software.
  • Develop Software-In-The-Loop and Hardware-In-The-Loop tests and work with flight software teams to integrate and test GNC functionality in simulation.
  • Analyze flight-test and system data to verify vehicle performance, evaluate controller behavior, and debug incidents.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field focused on dynamic systems and control.
  • Experience with Matlab and Simulink.
  • Experience modeling and simulating linear and nonlinear dynamic systems and model linearization.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Master’s Degree or PhD in a related field focused on dynamic systems and control.
  • Experience with state estimation, aerial navigation systems, flight control design, guidance algorithms, C/C++, or Simulink Embedded Coder.

Pay

$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Matlab, Simulink, C/C++, Simulink Embedded Coder

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