Lead GNC Engineer — Missile Guidance & Flight Control
Wardstone
Wardstone is seeking a senior GNC leader in El Segundo to own guidance, navigation, and control software and to drive architecture from simulation to live intercepts. You will work closely with founders and software, seeker, propulsion, and avionics teams to deliver robust, high-G flight control for precision guidance systems. You will build 6DOF simulations, tune controllers for demanding trajectories, and ensure real-time performance. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wardstone
- Approach Venture LLC in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Lead GNC Engineer to own the guidance, navigation, and control stack for a next-generation interceptor. You will architect GNC, build simulations, and lead a team through hardware-in-the-loop testing to live intercepts, reporting...Suggested
$180k - $240k
...Description Job Description Lead GNC Engineer - Own the guidance, navigation, and control stack for a next-generation interceptor... ...the algorithms, simulation, and flight software that put the... ...modular interceptors for air and missile defense, with surface-launched and...Suggested- Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Lead in El Segundo, CA. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage new GNC efforts, and support program... ...requires a Bachelor's degree and extensive engineering experience, along with proficiency...Suggested
$123k - $183k
Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer (mid-level or lead)- Millennium Space Systems Company: Millennium... ...global security, like missile warning and Earth... ...Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Engineering Team... ...actuator selection, and Flight Control Software (FCSW)...SuggestedPermanent employmentWork experience placementInterim roleCurrently hiringRelocationVisa sponsorshipWork visaRelocation packageFlexible hoursShift work- Castelion is seeking a dedicated GNC Engineer to lead control system development for advanced missile platforms. You will design and refine flight paths, validate models, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate flight predictions and robust hardware...Suggested
$180k - $240k
...will own Wardstone’s guidance, navigation, and control stack, including... ...simulations, and flight software that make... ...mechanical, and avionics engineers. You’ll take GNC from simulation... .... What You’ll Do Lead the GNC team Lead,... ...controllers for missiles, rockets, UAVs, or...Permanent employment- A leading space technology company in California seeks a GNC Engineer to architect the GNC subsystem for next-gen space platforms. This role offers substantial ownership and impact, allowing you to design flight algorithms and manage integration of hardware and software...
$100k - $160k
...Founding Embedded Software Engineer - Build the flight software behind a new... ...and hardware, translate GNC algorithms into reliable... ...embedded software across guidance, navigation, flight control, sensing, and vehicle... ...flight software for UAS, missiles, interceptors, spacecraft...Internship$220k - $275k
...Lead Flight Software Engineer El Segundo, California A New Paradigm For Space Operations. Who We Are: Space Kinetic... ...architecture and development for spacecraft control, autonomy, communications, telemetry, command, GNC interfaces, fault management, and safety systems...Permanent employmentFlexible hours$153k - $207k
Lead Mission Systems EngineerCompany:The Boeing CompanyBoeing... ...a Lead Mission Systems Engineer to join our Experimental... ...with depth in Attitude Control Systems (ACS)/Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC), spacecraft operations,... ...mission flight plans/concepts exploring...Permanent employmentFull timeRelocationVisa sponsorshipWork visaFlexible hoursShift work- ...Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior RF Engineer to own the radar seeker end-to-end... ...make-vs-buy decisions, and lead RF test infrastructure. The role collaborates with GNC, avionics, mechanics, and founders to move from bench to flight testing, with opportunities to hire...
- ...Job Description Description As a Lead Flight Software Engineer for Special Programs at Impulse Space... ...development. You will work closely with GNC, avionics, propulsion, systems, and mission... ...integrate software for closed-loop control of propulsion, attitude control, and...Permanent employmentFull time
$220k - $275k
...everything we do in space. What You'll Do: The Lead Flight Software Engineer will serve as the technical leader for the... ...architecture and development for spacecraft control, autonomy, communications, telemetry, command, GNC interfaces, fault management, and safety...Permanent employmentFlexible hours$123k - $183k
Astrodynamics Engineer (Lead/Senior) - Millennium Space Systems... ...security, like missile warning and Earth observation... ...vehicles during flight operations. They... ...internal job code is Guidance, Nav & Controls Engr. Our team is currently... ..., and control (GNC) ~ Active U.S. Top Secret...Permanent employmentInterim roleCurrently hiringRelocationVisa sponsorshipWork visaRelocation packageFlexible hoursShift work$144.6k - $215k
IPT Lead / Engineering Project Manager - Millennium Space Systems Company: Millennium... ...impact to global security, like missile warning and Earth observation. Our... ...Our products include items such as Guidance Navigation and Control systems, batteries, avionics, power...Permanent employmentInterim roleCurrently hiringRelocationVisa sponsorshipWork visaRelocation packageFlexible hoursShift work$180k - $240k
...to the launcher. You will lead a team of ~5 mechanical engineers. Overview You will own... ...propulsion, aerodynamics, controls, and electrical engineers... ...through ground test to live flight. What You Will Do Lead... ...Haves Hardware experience on missiles, rockets, UAVs, or other...Permanent employment$160k - $240k
...Lead Avionics Test Engineer Department: Avionics Employment Type: Full Time Location: Hawthorne... ...such as power electronics, motor controllers, GNC sensors, optics, RF devices, or... ...or corrective action processes in a flight hardware production environment Benefits...Full timeFlexible hours- SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Combustion Devices) to own the development, production, and operation of engine combustor hardware from concept to flight. You will lead design changes, coordinate with peers, and develop test plans to ensure...
- ...structural and mechanical systems for the interceptor. You will lead a team of about 5 engineers, shape the airframe, interfaces to the launcher, and... ...from initial design through ground tests to live flight. You will set engineering standards, manage schedule and...
- Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Mechanical Engineer (COPVs) to own the design, analysis, build, test and integration of flight composite overwrapped pressure vessels. You will lead cradle-to-grave COPV development, working with cross-functional teams to advance...
$165k - $265k
...ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, FINANCEThe finance software team is... ...ensure data flows cleanly end-to-end, controls stay strong, and our financial systems... ...pace with crewed launches, Starship flights, Starlink growth, and everything else...Permanent employmentTemporary workWeekend work$165k - $265k
...ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, APPLICATION SOFTWARE (FINANCE)The... ...ensure data flows cleanly end-to-end, controls stay strong, and our financial systems... ...pace with crewed launches, Starship flights, Starlink growth, and everything else...Permanent employmentTemporary workWeekend work$165k - $265k
...ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, COMPONENTS TEST (STARSHIELD)... ...before our products are installed for flight. As Lead Software Engineer, you will have... ...written and verbalExperience with control feedback loop design and implementationExperience...Permanent employmentTemporary workWeekend work- ...its Allies a definitive edge and deter future conflicts. Lead Avionics Engineer - Flight Termination System As the Lead Avionics Engineer... ...Flight Termination System components (RF command interfaces, control boxes, electronic safe and arm devices, initiators, and destruct...Permanent employmentWork experience placement
- Durin Mining Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own the brains of next‑generation drill rigs. You will design and implement PLC logic, safety interlocks, and motion control, using IEC 61131‑3 languages and state machines. Travel to field sites for...
- Castelion is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to own the thermal engineering methodology across missile systems. You will define thermal architectures, develop high... ...engineering to deliver integrated thermal solutions from concept through flight. #J-18808-Ljbffr Castelion
$122.8k - $184.2k
...nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to... ...System Deployment Capability Lead Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Level 4) to join the team... ...Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM,) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities,...Full timeMonday to ThursdayShift work$165k - $265k
...goal of enabling human life on Mars. LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, APPLICATION SOFTWARE (FINANCE) The... ...ensure data flows cleanly end-to-end, controls stay strong, and our financial systems... ...pace with crewed launches, Starship flights, Starlink growth, and everything else...Temporary workWeekend work$165k - $265k
...goal of enabling human life on Mars. LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER, COMPONENTS TEST (STARSHIELD)... ...before our products are installed for flight. As Lead Software Engineer, you will... ...written and verbal Experience with control feedback loop design and implementation...Temporary workWeekend work$166.5k - $289.2k
...history - from the first flight across the Atlantic... ...Aerojet SMT Technical Lead, you will partner with... ...Assurance, Office of the Chief Engineer, and lead a cross-... ...deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross... ...Management (EVM) or being a control account manager (CAM)....Full timeContract workFor subcontractorWork at officeRelocation packageMonday to ThursdayShift work
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