GNC Engineer, Missile Defense
True Anomaly · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Posted about 3 months ago · $115,000 - $300,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 days True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
- high 179 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
- Hiring momentum
- 220 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.
About this role
The GNC Engineer for Missile Defense will be responsible for the development of Guidance, Navigation, and Control systems for missile systems. This includes designing and validating flight software, developing navigation algorithms, and conducting hardware integration and flight tests. The role requires a strong understanding of missile GNC concepts and the ability to analyze and solve complex technical problems in a fast-paced environment.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of True Anomaly as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or related field
- 5+ years of relevant GNC engineering experience in the aerospace and defense industry, preferably with tactical missile systems, interceptors, or guided munitions
- Coursework or project experience in flight dynamics, aerodynamics, control systems, and state estimation
- Strong understanding of physics, rigid body dynamics, intercept geometry, proportional navigation, and real-time software development principles
- Experience with C++ and/or Python for algorithm development, numerical methods, real-time control, or simulation
- Familiarity with missile GNC concepts including guidance laws, autopilot design, sensor fusion, inertial navigation, seeker operation, and aerodynamic/thrust vector control
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in aerospace engineering, control systems, or equivalent discipline
- Experience with terminal guidance algorithms, proportional navigation variants, optimal guidance theory, or modern guidance techniques
- Experience developing autopilot designs for agile missiles including gain scheduling, adaptive control, or nonlinear control methods
- Experience with INS/GPS integration, sensor calibration, alignment algorithms, and error budget analysis
- Experience with aerodynamic modeling, CFD correlation to flight data, or aeroservoelastic analysis
What you get
- Base Salary: $115,000 - $300,000
- Equity
- Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401K
- Parental Leave
Worth weighing
- Onsite position located near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
- No specific details on work environment or physical demands provided
- Position open until filled, which may indicate urgency or flexibility in hiring
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Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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