Senior GNC Engineer

Responsibilities

• Write software for autonomous Group 1–5 UAVs and simulated aircraft models supporting tactical military missions.
• Build, improve, test, and deploy aerial autonomy software architectures on real aircraft systems.
• Develop and implement GNC algorithms, outer-loop control systems, and path planning algorithms.
• Develop and simulate 3DoF and 6DoF air-vehicle models for GNC algorithm development.
• Collaborate with third-party UAS vendors to integrate autonomy software onto OEM hardware.
• Conduct flight testing, data analysis, and rigorous testing of autonomy capabilities.
• Travel between company offices and customer sites as needed.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in aerospace, robotics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or a similar field.
• At least 6 years of hands-on experience developing GNC software for autonomous systems.
• Experience developing autonomy algorithms in C++.
• Strong foundation in control theory, dynamics, and optimization applied to real-world autonomous systems.
• Experience with flight testing, data analysis, and UAS GNC/navigation systems such as PX4 and ArduPilot.
• Strong functional, procedural, data-oriented, and object-oriented programming experience.
• Ability to hold UK Security Clearance, with current or previous clearance preferred.
• Preferred experience with data visualization and debugging tools, Docker, Linux-based operating systems, source control systems, artifact registries, SIL/HIL testing, Bazel, and national-security projects.

Benefits

• Full-time employees primarily work from the Applied Intuition office five days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility.
• The role includes travel between company offices and customer sites.
• Applied Intuition provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and medical conditions.