GNC System Engineer
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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Systems Engineer to support advanced defense and autonomous aerial systems. The role focuses on guidance algorithms, flight-control systems, and system integration.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and implement Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms for interceptors and autonomous UAVs
- Design guidance methods including Proportional Navigation (PN) algorithms and its variants
- Model and simulate flight dynamics, control systems, and interception guidance scenarios
- Understand IR/IIR seeker systems for target tracking and how to be used for guidance and interception
- Tune and validate autopilot and flight control systems for stability and performance to achieve guidance objectives
- Perform Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing prior to actual testing
- Analyze flight test and simulation data to evaluate system accuracy and reliability
- Collaborate with avionics, communication, and propulsion teams for system integration
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Control Systems, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of hands on experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering
- Mandatory experience in defense programs involving missile, interceptor, air defense, loitering munition, or military UAV systems
- Strong knowledge of flight dynamics, guidance algorithms, control systems, state estimation and navigation systems, autonomous flight systems
- Practical experience with Proportional Navigation (PN) or equivalent guidance methods
- Practical experience with MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++ and/or Python
- Practical experience with embedded aerospace systems
- Practical experience with HIL/SIL testing environments
- Experience working with flight control architectures, autopilots, and safety critical aerospace systems
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Overview
- We're seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Systems Engineer to support the development of advanced defense and autonomous aerial systems. This role will focus on guidance algorithms, flight control systems, target interception capabilities, and system integration for next gene
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms for interceptors and autonomous UAVs.
- Expert in designing guidance methods including Proportional Navigation (PN) algorithms and its variants.
- Model and simulate flight dynamics, control systems, and interception guidance scenarios
- Fully understand the IR/IIR seeker systems for target tracking and how to be used for guidance and interception
- Tune and validate autopilot and flight control systems for stability and performance to achieve guidance objectives
- Perform Hardware in the Loop (HIL) testing prior to actual testing
- Analyze flight test and simulation data to evaluate system accuracy and reliability
- Collaborate with avionics, communication, and propulsion teams for system integration
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Control Systems, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of hands on experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering.
- Mandatory experience in defense programs involving missile, interceptor, air defense, loitering munition, or military UAV systems.
- Strong knowledge of: Flight dynamics, Guidance algorithms, Control systems, State estimation and navigation systems, Autonomous flight systems
- Practical experience with: Proportional Navigation (PN) or equivalent guidance methods, MATLAB/Simulink C/C++ and/or Python, Embedded aerospace systems, HIL/SIL testing environments
- Experience working with flight control architectures, autopilots, and safety critical aerospace systems.
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