Senior Flight Controls & GNC Engineer

A Senior Flight Controls & GNC Engineer opportunity is now available in Arlington, VA, with hybrid flexibility and exciting travel to flight test ranges. This is a high-impact role with an employee-owned, high-technology engineering company supporting advanced airborne ISR, fixed wing UAS, avionics, and flight controls automation projects in a small, agile engineering environment.

Qualifications and responsibilities for this Senior Flight Controls & GNC Engineer position include:

• BS degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Controls Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of direct experience with fixed wing UAS flight controls, autopilot development, GNC implementation, and flight testing
• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance required.
• Serve as the lead focal point for flight control automation across multiple fixed wing platforms.
• Lead, manage, hire, develop, and support a technical team focused on Flight Controls and GNC Automation.
• Execute HIL/SIL, ground, and flight test activities while troubleshooting hardware/software interfaces.
• Perform data analysis for developmental and operational efforts tied to risk management, safety workflows, and product support.
• Use C++, software configuration management tools, version control systems, defect tracking tools, and peer review workflows.

Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 per year, commensurate with experience.

Benefits : This full-time, permanent, direct-hire position offers great benefits including ESOP participation, 401(k) with up to 6% match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, approximately 3 weeks of accrued PTO, floating holidays plus standard holidays totaling approximately 11 holidays, flexible work schedules, tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and a co-sponsored health plan.

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