Mach Industries
May 2027 New Graduate Engineer, GNC & Modeling and Simulation
$130K–$135K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- Internship, research, academic project, or student engineering team experience; no number of years specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in a listed or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Develop, simulate, test, and integrate guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for autonomous aircraft and missile systems, from early simulation through hardware testing and flight.
What you'll do
- Develop and test GNC algorithms, models, and simulations; evaluate vehicle dynamics and system performance.
- Analyze test and flight data, run Monte Carlo simulations, and support software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, ground, and flight testing.
- Integrate GNC algorithms with flight software and vehicle systems, troubleshoot issues, and document technical work.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Graduating by summer 2027.
- Coursework or project experience in dynamics, controls, estimation, navigation, robotics, or flight mechanics.
- Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, or a similar technical programming language; understanding of linear algebra, differential equations, and control-system fundamentals.
Nice to have
- Experience with flight-control design, trajectory optimization, sensor fusion, state estimation, six-degree-of-freedom simulations, or flight-system hardware.
- Familiarity with Kalman filters, PID, optimal or nonlinear control, Git, Linux, or software-/hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Pay
$130,000 — $135,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Simulink, Python, C++, Git, Linux
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