Senior Principal Engineer – Guidance & Control

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Principal Engineer to lead the design and implementation of guidance and control software for next‑generation smart weapon systems. The role covers the full product lifecycle, from concept and modelling through flight testing, validation and production support.

Key responsibilities

• Lead development and maintenance of Guidance & Control algorithms for smart weapon systems.
• Design and optimise autopilot and mission control software to meet performance requirements.
• Develop and maintain Launch Acceptable Region (LAR) and Mission Planning System (MPS) algorithms.
• Own and enhance 6‑Degree‑of‑Freedom (6‑DOF) simulation models and support Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop Simulation (HILS) activities.
• Validate aerodynamic models using flight‑test data.
• Translate system requirements into effective software solutions.
• Design software architectures and develop code using C, C++, MATLAB and Simulink.
• Execute software verification and validation to ensure compliance with programme requirements.
• Ensure adherence to aerospace and defence software standards such as DO‑178 and MIL‑STD.
• Conduct flight, laboratory and ground testing, analyse data and report performance.
• Manage software configuration, traceability, documentation and change control.
• Support production, fault investigations and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science; Master’s preferred.
• 10‑15 years of experience in smart weapons, guided munitions, missile, aerospace or defence.
• Extensive experience with guidance systems, flight control systems, Kalman filtering, modelling and simulation.

Required skills

• C and C++ programming.
• MATLAB and Simulink.
• Kalman filtering.
• 6‑DOF modelling and HILS environments.
• Aerodynamic modelling and flight‑test data analysis.
• Knowledge of DO‑178 and MIL‑STD aerospace software standards.

What we offer

• Highly competitive, tax‑free salary.
• Family visas, annual flight tickets.
• Medical insurance for employee and dependants.
• Education allowances for children.