Senior GNC Engineer
Applied Intuition · London
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At a glance
Highlights
- Design flight autonomy for agile quadrotors to long-range fixed-wing UAS.
- Build software operating real Group 1-5 UAVs for tactical military missions.
- Contribute to reusable core autonomy stack powering every program.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on flight autonomy engineer passionate about defense aerial systems, motivated by real-world flight test and deployment. Thoughtfully opinionated collaborator who thrives integrating autonomy across diverse aircraft.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or similar field
- 6+ years of hands-on experience developing GNC software for autonomous systems
- Experience developing autonomy algorithms in C++
- Experience developing or implementing outer-loop control systems or path planning algorithms
- Strong foundation in control theory, dynamics, and optimization, with experience applying them to real-world autonomous systems
- Experience developing and simulating 3DoF or 6DoF models of air vehicles to support GNC algorithm development
- Experience with flight testing and performing data analysis
- Experience with UAS GNC/navigation systems such as PX4 and Ardupilot
- Strong functional, procedural, data-oriented, and object-oriented programming experience
- remote policy
- In-office 5 days a week with occasional remote flexibility
Lab profile
About Applied Intuition
Builds simulation, vehicle OS, and autonomy infrastructure for automotive, defense, and heavy industries.
What they build
- Autonomy software stacks
- Vehicle operating systems
- Simulation and validation tooling
Known for
- Trusted by 18 of top 20 global automakers
- Expertise across automotive, defense, trucking, mining and agriculture
- Full-stack coverage from tooling to OS to autonomy
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Silicon Valley
- Valued at $15 billion
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