Anduril
Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer - Navigation and Estimation- Air Dominance & Strike
$129K–$191K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- GNC Engineer: 3 or more years in GNC engineering or related technical experience. Senior GNC Engineer: 8 or more years in GNC engineering or related technical experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Designs, develops, integrates, and tests navigation systems and algorithms for autonomous aerospace vehicles, including through simulation and flight testing.
What you'll do
- Own navigation system design and architecture; develop and integrate navigation algorithms, filters, and sensor-fusion systems.
- Conduct modeling, simulation, trade studies, and lab, motion, and flight tests to validate navigation performance and troubleshoot anomalies.
- Analyze telemetry and uncertainty, optimize navigation performance, and collaborate across engineering teams to integrate flight hardware and software.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Proficiency in MATLAB & Simulink and C/C++; knowledge of navigation principles including inertial navigation and GPS.
- Experience designing, developing, and testing aerospace navigation systems; integrating and testing inertial and non-inertial sensors.
- Expertise in Kalman and Extended Kalman filtering or other estimation techniques; experience with real-time systems and embedded software. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Autonomous vehicle navigation experience, especially with low-cost sensors; GNSS receiver and antenna integration experience.
- Experience with 6-DOF vehicle simulation or adapting real-time robotics pose-localization algorithms.
Pay
$129,000 — $191,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, INS, GNSS, GPS, LiDAR, Extended Kalman filters
AI focus
The role develops navigation, estimation, and sensor-fusion capabilities for autonomous aerospace systems; the posting does not specify AI development work.
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