Chaos Industries
Principal Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer
$210K–$338K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 15+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline; advanced degree (M.S./Ph.D.) in a relevant GNC/controls discipline preferred.
About the job
Own the GNC architecture for a modular aircraft program, developing and validating flight-control and multi-aircraft coordination behaviors through simulation, testing, and flight-test analysis.
What you'll do
- Lead GNC architecture, including control laws, navigation/state estimation, and guidance and trajectory management.
- Develop and use multi-aircraft 6DOF simulations to design, test, and validate coordinated operations and safety behaviors.
- Define GNC verification and flight-test plans, analyze results, and serve as the program’s senior GNC technical authority.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of GNC engineering experience for aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems.
- Hands-on experience developing and using 6DOF simulations involving multiple interacting aircraft.
- Strong background in flight control law design, state estimation/navigation algorithms, and stability/performance analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience with modular, attritable, low-cost, or mass-producible aircraft programs.
- Ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Pay
$210,000 - $338,000 USD base salary
Tools
6DOF, GPS/INS, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)
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