Principal Robotics Engineer (Guidance, Navigation, and Control)

About the role

The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer will lead the development of advanced algorithms that enable autonomous aerospace systems to operate with high precision, stability, and safety. This senior position collaborates across multiple engineering disciplines to deliver fully integrated GNC solutions for UAVs and other autonomous platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Develop real‑time guidance algorithms for trajectory generation, path planning, and mission execution, optimizing performance for efficiency and safety.
• Design multi‑sensor navigation solutions using GNSS, INS, visual odometry, LIDAR, radar, and altimeters, and implement sensor‑fusion techniques such as Kalman Filters.
• Create and tune control laws for linear and nonlinear flight regimes, supporting actuator modeling and real‑time deployment.
• Build GNC simulation environments, conduct SIL/HIL testing, and lead subsystem integration across hardware and software interfaces.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace, Control Systems or related field; Master’s/PhD preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in GNC design for aerospace, defense, UAVs or autonomous systems.
• Strong understanding of control systems, flight dynamics, and embedded software development.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and programming in C++ or Python.

Required skills

• MATLAB/Simulink
• C++
• Python
• Sensor fusion and Kalman filtering
• GNSS, INS, visual odometry, LIDAR, radar, altimeters
• Control law design and flight dynamics