Anduril
Staff Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike
$191K–$292K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 7 or more years working on complex air vehicles.
- 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 aerospace vehicles, including missiles and unmanned aircraft.
What you'll do
- Develop, implement, and test GNC algorithms and architectures for flight systems.
- Use simulation, analysis, and MDAO to assess and optimize system performance, cost, and risk.
- Collaborate across engineering teams through system development, integration, testing, and operation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field focused on dynamics and control.
- 7 or more years of experience working on complex air vehicles.
- Strong theoretical knowledge of control theory, estimation, and filtering; experience developing GNC solutions for flight systems.
- Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, and related toolboxes; familiarization with 6-DOF simulations; eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. in a related field; practical flight-system GNC design and architecture development/testing experience.
- Experience with MDAO, trajectory optimization, C/C++ or Rust, and trajectory optimization libraries.
Pay
$191,000 — $292,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Simulink, C, C++, Rust, GPOPS-ii, DIDO, Dymos
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