Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Software Engineer (GNC)
About The Position
Anduril's Maritime Division is building autonomous maritime vehicles and scaling production capabilities through its Proto-Factory in Orange County, California, and the planned Arsenal-2 software-defined shipyard in Baltimore County, Maryland. The Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Software Engineer will own navigation, guidance, and control for a maritime autonomous vehicle, defining how it determines its position, plans its destination, and navigates GPS-denied ocean environments. Reporting to the Cognitive Systems Lead, this role leads a team responsible for inertial navigation, safe navigation systems, and actuation control software. The engineer will set objectives, build cross-functional teams, and drive technical work to completion, applying expertise and judgment to guide design, analysis, and testing. The work includes architecture ownership, system integration, requirements and hardware decisions, team mentorship, and support for prototype integration, testing, and sea trials. Travel to test sites and customer locations may be up to 25%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent.
- 8+ years of experience in GN&C, inertial navigation, or vehicle control systems.
- Experience with INS, Kalman filtering, or sensor fusion.
- Familiarity with control system design for marine or aerospace vehicles.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AUV, UUV, or submarine navigation systems.
- Working knowledge of GPS-denied navigation techniques such as DVL, USBL, and terrain-aided navigation.
- Experience with safety-critical navigation system design.
- Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink or equivalent modeling tools.
- Experience in defense or maritime robotics.
Responsibilities
- Own the GN&C architecture for inertial navigation, safe navigation, actuation control software, depth keeping, and hover.
- Lead INS integration and development of GPS-denied navigation solutions.
- Drive Safe Navigation System design and its safety certification approach.
- Define actuation and control software requirements in coordination with the body subsystem.
- Manage navigation compute requirements and hardware selection.
- Lead trade studies across navigation sensor suites and fusion approaches, including make-versus-buy decisions.
- Lead and mentor junior engineers across GN&C sub-disciplines.
- Interface with VMS, communications, and mission systems teams.
- Support prototype integration, testing, and sea trials.
- Travel up to 25% to test sites and customer locations.
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
- Top-tier benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
