Senior GNC Engineer, Robotics

Anduril Industries • Costa Mesa, CA

3h • Onsite

About The Position

The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) team within the Tactical Recon and Strike (TRS) team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all associated equipment for testing, deployment, and operation. This role is responsible for guidance and control law development and validation, hardware and software in-the-loop test and analysis, and cutting-edge navigation solutions supporting the entire range of drones within TRS. This position will be on-site at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA, with relocation benefits provided. The GNC team implements, analyzes, tests, and validates GNC software solutions for autonomous drone fleets, covering applications such as attitude and position control, waypoint and terminal guidance engagements, and navigation in contested environments, including GPS-denied scenarios.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control
• 8 years professional experience in a GNC role, preferably on airborne platforms
• Experience with Matlab and Simulink
• Experience in modeling and simulation of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems and model linearization
• A passion for defending the Unites States of America and its allies
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree of PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control
• Experience with state estimation - Kalman filtering, sensor fusion, etc.
• Experience with integrating and debugging navigation systems for aerial platforms
• Experience with flight control design and analysis for fixed and rotary wing aircraft or missile systems
• Experience with guidance algorithm development
• C/C++ Proficiency
• Experience with Simulink Embedded Coder

Responsibilities

• Develop, debug, and test flight controllers and guidance algorithms
• Develop and test Software-In-The-Loop and Hardware-In-The-Loop tests in preparation for flight testing
• Work closely with the flight software team to define requirements, integrate GNC software and test functionality in simulation
• Review test data captured from the flight control system, subsystems, and other test instrumentation to verify vehicle performance, evaluate GNC algorithm/controller behavior, or debug incidents during testing or from fielded assets
• Develop models required to support functional evaluation of GNC software

Benefits

• Relocation benefits provided
• Highly competitive equity grants
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.

What This Job Offers

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