Castelion
Senior GNC Engineer
Rio Rancho, NM +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
Torrance, CA
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment requires the ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. A security clearance or other government authorization, and related citizenship or eligibility requirements, may apply if the position is designated; candidates will be notified if these requirements apply.
About the job
Develops and validates guidance, navigation, and control solutions and autopilot algorithms for long-range hypersonic vehicles, supporting integration, testing, and flight performance.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, integrate, and validate flight-control and autopilot algorithms, including adaptive and robust control strategies.
- Support hardware-in-the-loop and flight testing, analyze results, and improve control systems.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and program leadership; mentor junior engineers and develop GNC tools and practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of control system design, analysis, and validation experience for aerospace or high-performance dynamic systems.
- Strong classical and modern control theory background, including adaptive, nonlinear, and robust control methods.
- Autopilot development experience for missiles, rockets, hypersonic vehicles, or similar systems; proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent and 3DOF/6DOF simulation and real-time control implementation.
Tools
MATLAB/Simulink, 3DOF, 6DOF, HIL
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