Senior GNC Engineer, Robotics
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 87 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 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
- 2026-10-29
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About this role
As a Senior GNC Engineer at Anduril Industries, you will focus on developing and validating guidance and control laws for autonomous drones. Your responsibilities will include creating and testing flight controllers, conducting software and hardware integration tests, and analyzing flight data to enhance vehicle performance. You will collaborate closely with the flight software team to ensure the functionality of GNC software in simulations and real-world applications.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control
- 8 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 United States of America and its allies
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree or 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
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
- Position is on-site at headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA, with relocation benefits provided
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Salary range is provided but may vary based on various factors
- Job involves working on defense technology, which may not appeal to all candidates
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Listed by Anduril Industries on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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