Senior Engineer – Guidance, Navigation & Control

About the role

EDGE is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead guidance, navigation and control (GNC) development for advanced aerospace vehicles. You will own the full GNC lifecycle, from requirements through flight‑test support, working with multidisciplinary teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and validate guidance, control laws, autopilot functions and control‑allocation algorithms for aerospace vehicles.
• Design longitudinal, lateral‑directional and coupled‑axis control laws, including gain scheduling, command shaping and mode management.
• Perform stability, robustness, modal, time‑domain and frequency‑domain analysis, as well as Monte Carlo and worst‑case studies.
• Support SIL, PIL, HIL, pilot‑in‑the‑loop and flight‑test activities, and investigate control‑system issues.
• Prepare technical requirements, design descriptions, verification reports and support major design reviews.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Electrical, Mechanical, Control, Robotics, Applied Mathematics or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in aerospace or safety‑critical control‑system development.
• Hands‑on experience designing and validating control laws, guidance functions or autopilot systems for aircraft, UAVs, missiles or spacecraft.
• Strong understanding of rigid‑body dynamics, state‑space modelling, linearisation and frequency‑domain analysis.
• Professional proficiency in English and strong technical communication skills.

Required skills

• MATLAB/Simulink
• Python
• C
• C++

What we offer

• Highly competitive, tax‑free salary and benefits such as family visas, annual flight tickets and medical insurance.
• Access to a dedicated learning academy, digital learning platforms and career development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work in a multicultural environment on cutting‑edge defence and aerospace technologies.