Principal Engineer – Navigation Systems (SME)

About the role

The Principal Navigation Engineer will lead the development, integration, analysis and verification of advanced aerospace navigation systems. You will own navigation requirements, architectures, algorithms, sensor‑fusion and performance verification across the full lifecycle, including GNSS‑denied scenarios.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, tune and verify navigation algorithms and sensor‑fusion solutions.
• Define navigation requirements, architectures, error budgets and verification criteria.
• Perform Monte Carlo, covariance, sensitivity, uncertainty and robustness analyses.
• Support MIL, SIL, PIL, HIL, laboratory, ground and flight‑test activities.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership and peer review.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or applied mathematics discipline and 10+ years of aerospace/defense navigation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead navigation functions, algorithms or technical work packages, with professional proficiency in English.

Required skills

• MATLAB and Simulink.
• Navigation algorithm development, sensor‑fusion and inertial/GNSS aided systems.
• Kalman filters, error‑state EKF, UKF and other estimation techniques.
• Monte Carlo simulation, covariance and robustness analysis.
• Experience with MIL, SIL, PIL, HIL and flight‑test support.

What we offer

• Highly competitive, tax‑free salary and benefits such as family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance and education allowances.
• Access to a learning academy, digital learning platforms and opportunities to work with world‑class talent on breakthrough technologies.