Anduril Industries
Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike - Advanced Effects
About this role
Anduril Industries seeks a GNC Engineer to develop and test guidance, navigation, and control systems for advanced tactical missiles, hypersonic, and autonomous strike platforms. You will design GNC architectures across subsonic to hypersonic flight regimes, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and participate in ground and flight testing of cutting-edge aerospace systems.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement GNC algorithms and architectures for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic autonomous systems
- Design and assess complete GNC systems including sensors, actuators, and control algorithms
- Conduct simulation and analysis to verify GNC models and system performance under varying conditions
- Collaborate with systems engineers, flight software engineers, and test teams to integrate and optimize systems
- Participate in design reviews, safety assessments, and system documentation throughout development phases
- Troubleshoot and resolve GNC-related issues during design, testing, and operational stages
What they're looking for
- Flight mechanics and dynamics
- Classical and modern control theory
- Estimation and filtering techniques
- MATLAB and Simulink simulation tools
- 6-DOF simulations
- System engineering and integration
- GNC algorithm development
- Ground and flight test experience
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Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries builds autonomous defense systems including underwater vehicles, unmanned aircraft, and electronic warfare platforms for the Department of Defense. The company is hiring across mechanical engineering, mission operations, software development, technical leadership, and advanced manufacturing roles to support the design, deployment, and production of these mission-critical systems.
- Website
- anduril.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience developing GNC algorithms for flight systems. What control theory approaches have you implemented, and how did you validate them?
- Describe your proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and 6-DOF simulations. Can you give an example of a complex GNC model you've built and how you verified its performance?