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GNC Engineer

Anduril· Tactical Recon & Strike
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Costa Mesa, CA$166k - $220kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

GNC Engineer role within Anduril's Tactical Recon and Strike team, focusing on guidance and control law development, validation, and navigation solutions for autonomous drones.

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control
  • 4 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 United States of America and its allies
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Skills

Required:Guidance and control algorithm developmentSoftware-in-the-loop (SIL) / Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testingFlight software integrationData review and analysis

Benefits

  • Top-tier benefits for full-time employees (health, recovery, etc.)
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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