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GNSS Engineer

Xona· Engineering
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Hybrid (London, England)Full-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Xona is seeking a GNSS Engineer to join the UK team to support development and certification of next generation LEO GNSS downstream applications. The role involves planning and conducting GNSS testing across lab and field environments, collaborating with navigation and software engineers, and shaping hardware selection and test design to evaluate performance under varying conditions.

Responsibilities

  • Lab Testing & Simulation: test and verify GNSS receivers and simulators, design simulation activities, analyze results from simulations and testing across commercial programs.
  • Software Development: support software development and engineering activities including algorithm development, test automation or Digital Signal Processing (DSP) for GNSS and Pulsar signals.
  • Customer Testing & Trials: design, plan, and execute GNSS testing activities in lab and real-world environments, select receiver hardware, define test methodologies, and develop test cases to assess performance under varying conditions.

Qualifications

  • BS / BEng in Electrical, Computer Science, Geomatics, Aerospace, or related field with relevant experience in Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) industry.
  • Familiarity with GNSS receivers and ICDs and data/file formats such as RINEX navigation and observation files, SP3, NMEA, and others.
  • Experience with Python or C++ (OOP a plus), familiarity with Git version control and Git workflow; CICD and Docker advantageous.
  • Familiarity with hardware simulation, RF lab testing, system-level verification testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, data processing, and field testing.
  • Right to work in the UK.
  • Willingness to travel for customer engagement and field testing.

Skills

Required:GNSS receivers and related formatsProgrammingVersion control

Benefits

  • Flexible working and PTO/time off policy with results-focused approach
  • Hybrid working: three days per week in office in London
  • Supportive parental leave
  • Health insurance
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Xona

Next Era Navigational Intelligence | Xona

Xona is the navigation infrastructure company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

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