Guidance, Navigation, Controls Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Design, integrate, test, and deliver flight control systems or mission-critical onboard software for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).

• Collaborate within a team to develop, modify, and fine-tune guidance and control systems for fixed-wing aircraft.

• Work alongside a team to create and enhance navigation systems utilizing sensor fusion from a 6-DOF IMU, magnetometer, GNSS, pressure, and ranging sensors.

• Participate in a team effort to design and develop flight or mission-critical onboard software for unmanned systems.

• Engage with a multi-disciplinary software team on extensive, multi-language projects.

• Take part in code reviews, flight testing, and customer presentations.

• Travel locally, interstate, and internationally to support field testing and customer demonstrations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, or Controls Engineering, or a related field, combined with at least 12 years of experience in developing MATLAB/Simulink control systems.

• A Master of Science in Controls or Aerospace Engineering along with 2 years of relevant experience.

• U.S. Citizenship and the capability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Security Clearance.

• Experience in developing physics-based 6 DOF simulations and motion platforms.

• Proficient in development with Gazebo or similar simulation tools, MATLAB/Simulink, C, C++, and Python.

• Experience in creating scripts to execute batch processes.

• Background in data post-processing from simulations or flight tests, along with report summary writing.

• Proven experience in developing guidance and autonomy algorithms; experience in denied environments is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

• 401k Plan.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Co-sponsored health plan.

• Paid leave.

• Much more.