Anduril
Staff Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike - Missiles
$191K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 12 or more years of experience 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, simulates, and flight-tests guidance, navigation, and control systems for autonomous missile and hypersonic flight systems.
What you'll do
- Develop, implement, and test GNC algorithms and architectures, including sensors and actuators.
- Participate in system development from concept and prototyping through testing and operation, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
- Use simulation and analysis to verify performance, support design reviews and documentation, and troubleshoot system issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related engineering or technical field, focused on dynamics and control.
- Strong theoretical knowledge of flight mechanics, control theory, estimation, and filtering.
- Experience developing GNC solutions for flight systems; familiarization with 6-DOF simulations.
- Proficiency with GNC simulation tools such as MATLAB and Simulink; must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- MS or Ph.D. in a related field; experience with high-speed flight GNC, re-entry vehicles, or listed control techniques.
- C/C++ and Simulink code-generation experience; familiarity with Jira, Git, GitHub, or GitLab.
Pay
$191,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Simulink, C, C++, Jira, Git, GitHub, GitLab
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