← All roles

Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer

Helsing· Physical Products
Apply on company site
Londonfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Engineer role in Helsing's defence AI company, responsible for end-to-end development and validation of state estimation, navigation and guidance algorithms for UAS platforms within the GNC team.

Responsibilities

  • Own the development of bespoke controllers for UAS end to end; through conception, design, simulation, physical integration and feature iteration.
  • Design, test and implement state estimator algorithms that work robustly in contested environments
  • Simulate the performance of navigation and guidance algorithms to inform the definition of sensor stacks, which could include IMUs, GPS/GNSS, barometers, magnetometers and advanced image-based positioning systems
  • Analyse real sensor and test data to calibrate sensors and validate performance, closing the simulation-to-real gap
  • Support the specification and execution of tests for navigation and guidance algorithm evaluation
  • Collaborate with interfacing disciplines such as Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Embedded Hard- and Software, and Testing
  • Contribute to, follow and analyse flight tests

Qualifications

  • M.Sc. or PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or an equivalent degree
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in navigation, guidance or state estimation development
  • Very good skills in Matlab/Simulink
  • Solid background in state estimation theory, aerodynamics, stability and control, and systems modelling
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present findings clearly and efficiently both internally and externally
  • Solid software engineering skills, writing clean and well-structured code in Matlab and/or languages like Python, Rust, Java, or modern C++
  • Passionate about keeping up to date with current research and enjoy reimplementing / extending papers on state of the art navigation and guidance algorithms

Skills

Required:State estimationMatlab/SimulinkAerodynamics, stability and controlSoftware engineeringCommunication
Nice to have:Research and implementation of state-of-the-art papers

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • VSOP options
  • Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
  • Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
  • Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
  • Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
  • Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
  • Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
  • Hands-on onboarding program (Infraduction) with tooling and applications across the company
Last updated Sep 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Helsing

Helsing | Artificial intelligence to protect our democracies

AI for electronic warfareAI-enabled precision mass and autonomous systemsAutonomous air dominanceMass defence manufacturingRecce strike softwareUnderwater autonomous massliquid-ai-recruiting-target
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Helsing