GNC Engineer

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM The Tactical Recon and Strike team at Anduril develops aerial small drones (Group 1-3) and all equipment to test, deploy and operate. The team is responsible for taking products like Ghost, Anvil, Bolt and Altius from paper sketches to operational systems. We work in close coordination with specialist teams to solve some of the hardest problems facing our customers. We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front-end mobile developers who are excited about creating a powerful robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real-time through a variety of interfaces. The guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) team within TRS performs implementation, analysis, test, and validation for GNC software solutions supporting our autonomous drone fleet. Applications include attitude and position control, waypoint and terminal guidance engagements, and navigating contested environments including communication and GPS denied environments. ABOUT THE JOB This role will be responsible for guidance and control law development and validation, hardware and software in-the-loop test and analysis, and cutting edge navigation solutions supporting the entire range of drones within TRS. This position will be on-site at our headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA (relocation benefits provided.) WHAT YOU’LL DO 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 REQUIRED 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 Unites States of America and its allies Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Master’s Degree of PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control Experience with state estimation - Kalman filtering, sensor fusion, etc. Experience with integrating and debugging navigation systems for aerial platforms Experience with flight control design and analysis for fixed and rotary wing aircraft or missile systems Experience with guidance algorithm development C/C++ Proficiency Experience with Simulink Embedded Coder US Salary Range $166,000 — $220,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not lim