Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer - Rotorcraft/VTOL
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted 15 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 1390 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 3233 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a GNC Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will develop, test, and implement guidance, navigation, and control systems for air vehicle platforms. Your role will involve collaborating with a multidisciplinary team throughout all phases of system development, from concept to operation, while ensuring integration and performance of GNC systems. You will also utilize simulation tools to verify models and troubleshoot issues during design and testing phases.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- BS in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace Engineering or related field with focus on dynamics and control
- 2 or more years of experience in Guidance, Navigation & Control engineering or related technical experience
- A strong theoretical knowledge of classical and modern control theory, estimation, and filtering techniques
- Exceptional understanding of flight dynamics (VTOL and CTOL)
- Experience with developing GNC solutions for flight systems
- Experience with developing, integrating, and troubleshooting tools for linear analysis of dynamic systems
Nice to have
- A Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Practical experience developing GNC designs for flight systems
- Extensive experience in GNC system and architecture development and testing, preferably in the aerospace industry
- Experience generating in C or C++ code from Simulink models
- Experience writing code in C/C++ or Rust
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Salary range provided but may vary based on multiple factors
- Job location expected to change to Long Beach, CA in late 2027
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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