Navigation Engineer

Mach Industries • Huntington Beach, CA

17h • $140,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Founded in 2022, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 220 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

The Role
Build the next generation of navigation systems for unmanned aerial vehicles. Mach is looking to build a tightly coupled navigation system to fuse GNSS, optical, and magnetic navigational aids to estimate vehicle pose.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics.
• 1+ years of building and shipping Navigation solutions.
• Deep understanding of navigation sensors (i.e, IMU, GNSS receiver).
• Experience with modern software development tools (i.e, git, Jira).
• Experience with the implementation of embedded algorithms using C++.
• Experience with navigation error covariance propagation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with high altitude, monocular, SLAM.
• Experience with LEO constellation PNT.
• Experience with leveraging magnetometers for pose estimation.
• Experience with Aerospace systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop sensor fusion algorithms to estimate pose of UAVs.
• Develop and integrate GNSS and LEO constellation navigational aids.
• Leverage optical techniques such as VIO to aid pose estimation.
• Characterize and integrate inertial sensors.
• Build algorithm validation tools and infrastructure.

Benefits

• health insurance
• retirement plans
• opportunities for professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level