Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer

Highlights

• Own end-to-end guidance, navigation and control for AI-powered UAS.
• Elevate drone performance in contested environments via state estimation.
• Validate algorithms in simulation and live flight tests with field teams.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning allowance of €500/£450 per year
• Health and wellness: gym membership and mental health support
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks for primary caregivers, 6 weeks for secondary
• Family support: 5 days emergency leave and phased return to work
• Hands-on onboarding program building internal tooling

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven robotics engineer with 5+ years building navigation and control systems, passionate about defense AI, ethical technology, and turning research into robust real-world flight performance.

Requirements

• M.Sc. or PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or equivalent
• At least 5 years of professional experience in navigation, guidance or state estimation development
• Very good skills in Matlab/Simulink
• Solid background in state estimation theory, aerodynamics, stability and control, and systems modelling
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present findings clearly internally and externally
• Solid software engineering skills writing clean code in Matlab and/or Python, Rust, Java, or modern C++
• Passionate about current research and reimplementing state of the art navigation and guidance algorithms