Anduril
Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
$129K–$220K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2025
- Experience
- 3 or more years in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering or related technical experience.
- Education
- BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering or related field with focus on dynamics and control.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
About the job
Develops, integrates, tests, and troubleshoots guidance, navigation, and control systems for aerospace flight programs, including missiles and unmanned aircraft.
What you'll do
- Develop and test GNC algorithms and architectures for flight systems.
- Use modeling, simulation, analysis, and MDAO to assess and optimize system performance.
- Work with engineering and test teams through development, integration, safety reviews, and flight testing.
What they ask for
- BS in a related engineering or technical field with a focus on dynamics and control.
- 3 or more years of experience in GNC engineering or related technical experience.
- Strong theoretical knowledge of control theory, estimation, and filtering; experience developing GNC solutions for flight systems.
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and related toolboxes; familiarity with 6-DOF simulations; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. in a related field; practical experience developing and testing flight-system GNC designs.
- Experience with C/C++ or Rust, MDAO, trajectory optimization, or aerospace GNC architecture development.
Pay
$129,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Simulink, C, C++, Rust, GPOPS-ii, DIDO, Dymos
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