Principal Robotics Engineer (Guidance, Navigation, and Control)
Role Overview
The GNC Engineer develops and implements algorithms that enable autonomous systems to operate with precision and stability.
The role combines control systems, flight dynamics, sensor integration, and collaboration across engineering teams.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The GNC Engineer develops and implements algorithms that enable autonomous systems to operate with precision and stability.
The role combines control systems, flight dynamics, sensor integration, and collaboration across engineering teams.
Guidance
- Develop real-time guidance algorithms for trajectory generation, path planning, and mission execution.
- Optimize performance for efficiency, safety, and adaptability in dynamic environments.
Navigation
- Design multi-sensor navigation solutions using GNSS, INS, visual odometry, LIDAR, radar, and altimeters.
- Implement sensor fusion and filtering techniques, including Kalman filters, for accurate positioning.
- Validate and tune navigation systems through simulation and field testing.
Control
- Design and optimize control laws for linear and nonlinear systems across flight regimes.
- Support actuator modeling, control-surface tuning, and real-time deployment.
- Collaborate with avionics and software teams on embedded implementation.
System integration and testing
- Develop GNC simulation environments for performance evaluation.
- Support SIL, HIL, and flight testing for validation and optimization.
- Lead GNC subsystem integration across hardware and software interfaces.
Education and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace, Control Systems, or a related field.
- Master’s degree or PhD preferred.
- 8+ years of GNC design experience in aerospace, defense, UAVs, or autonomous systems.
- Strong understanding of control systems, flight dynamics, and embedded software.
- Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C++, or Python.
- Experience with sensor fusion, simulation, and real-time systems.
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