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  • $100k - $160k

     ...you'll do Design, implement, and fly guidance, navigation, and control systems for long-endurance stratospheric aircraft Own the GNC stack end to end: modeling, simulation, control law design, estimation, tuning, validation, and flight test Develop and maintain... 
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    Icarus

    Los Angeles, CA
    6 days ago
  •  ...technicians make their teammates better. Knowing that complementary skills create force multiplication and drive mission success. Head of GNC A Head of GNC knows not only how to steer vehicles under both endo- and exo-atmospheric conditions but can also lead across teams to... 
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    Long Wall

    Long Beach, CA
    17 days ago
  • $164.65k - $230.51k

     ...operations including pre-flight planning, real-time monitoring, and post-flight analysis Collaborate with cross-functional teams including GNC, Flight Software, Systems Engineering, and Operations Embody the Blue Origin leadership principles Minimum Qualifications: M.S.... 
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    BLUE ORIGIN

    California
    3 days ago
  • $172k - $230k

     ...for custom motor, controller, and thermal designs Partner with peer design owners including actuator controller, flight controls, GNC, power systems, airframe, and software to deliver an optimized integrated system for the aircraft Drive cross-functional project teams... 
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    Archer

    California
    17 days ago
  • $162.8k - $217.6k

     ...aerodynamics, conceptual design, rotor/propeller design, vehicle simulation, loads and dynamics, structural design, stress analysis, GNC. Contributions to open source scientific software projects. Experience with MATLAB and Simulink. Proficiency in one or more... 
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    Archer

    California
    3 days ago
  • $104.8k - $152k

     ...and ensuring successful design validation and verification. The Systems Engineer will work very closely with Software, Hardware and GNC teams to ensure the avionics systems meet the needs of the program. This position requires a solid understanding of aircraft systems... 
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    Joby Aviation

    California
    21 days ago
  • $121.5k - $206.1k

     ...fall short. We value curiosity, initiative, and the ability to work independently while collaborating deeply with adjacent teams in GNC, aircraft design, and flight software. Responsibilities Design and implement multi-fidelity flight dynamics models for novel... 
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    Joby Aviation

    California
    16 days ago
  • $115k - $140k

     ...get to space — our world class Space Systems team is empowering some of the boldest and most ambitious space missions. SPACECRAFT GNC ENGINEER II Based out of Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Spacecraft GNC Engineer II is responsible for leading... 
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    Rocket Lab Corporation

    Long Beach, CA
    2 days ago
  • $126k - $172.5k

     ...momentum. The most meaningful work of your career is waiting. Join us. About the Team: The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) and Performance teams are responsible for defining and analyzing how Terran R flies, from liftoff to landing. The work combines a variety... 
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    Relativity Space

    Long Beach, CA
    9 days ago
  •  ...defense, automotive/racing, robotics) and out of the box thinking to solve this problem for the US and its allies. About the Team The GNC team writes the guidance algorithms, navigation solution, and autopilot that take a launched interceptor from rail to intercept under... 
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    Furientis

    Los Angeles, CA
    18 days ago
  • $130k - $180k

     ...Job Description Job Description Founding GNC Engineer - Build and own guidance systems for next-generation space intercept platforms El Segundo, CA | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a venture-backed defense technology startup building autonomous systems... 
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    Approach Venture

    El Segundo, CA
    17 days ago
  • $250k - $310k

     ...the engine that makes that true. You will build the cross-domain platform — "by machines, for machines" — that every flight software, GNC, autonomy, and V&V team runs on: AI-assisted development and verification, MLOps and simulation infrastructure, code-to-flight CI/CD,... 
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    Archer

    California
    25 days ago
  •  ...critical industries, driving innovation at the intersection of national security and global commerce. Role Overview We are seeking a GNC Engineer to play a critical leadership role in advancing Grid.aero's flight control and guidance systems. In this position, you will... 
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    Grid Aero

    San Leandro, CA
    5 days ago
  • $125k - $155k

    GNC Engineer Department: Autonomous Systems Employment Type: Full Time Location: Redondo Beach Compensation: $125,000 - $155,000 / year Description As a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer at Impulse Space, you will own all aspects of and provide outstanding... 
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    Impulsespace

    Redondo Beach, CA
    5 days ago
  • $124k - $189k

    About the Role Muon seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Control System (ACS) AKA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) engineer specializing in attitude control design to join our team. The ideal candidate can go both deep and broad across the control system analysis... 
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    ThinkIQ

    Mountain View, CA
    1 day ago
  •  ...robotics platform that can be tasked and viewed in real‑time through a variety of interfaces. The guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) team within TRS performs implementation, analysis, test, and validation for GNC software solutions supporting our autonomous drone... 
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    Anduril Industries

    Costa Mesa, CA
    1 day ago
  •  ...interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life. About The Role As a GNC Engineer, you will enable us to predict the in-orbit performance of a novel space vehicle. Your work will span from vehicle-level... 

    Reflect Orbital

    Hawthorne, CA
    1 day ago
  •  ...team developing autonomous spacecraft technologies for operations in complex orbital environments. As a Software Engineer within the GNC team, you will design and develop state estimation and prediction algorithms that enable spacecraft to track, understand, and anticipate... 

    EVONA

    El Segundo, CA
    5 days ago
  • $135k - $160k

     ...estimation, spacecraft systems design, optimization, and software development to join the Starlink guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) team. Come help us write the autopilot algorithms for thousands of satellites (the world's largest constellation!) and more than two... 
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    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP

    Sunnyvale, CA
    1 day ago
  • WHO YOU ARE You’re a GNC engineer who wants real ownership over the guidance and control systems of a clean‑sheet autonomous aircraft. You’re comfortable working from first principles, collaborating tightly with propulsion, structures, and avionics, and making practical... 
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    Industrious Ventures

    San Francisco, CA
    1 day ago
  • $140k - $215k

     ...advantage and we are better together RESPONSIBILITIES Own end-to-end development of spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems, including architecture definition, algorithm design, software implementation, hardware integration, verification, and flight... 
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    Menlo Ventures

    Laguna Beach, CA
    3 days ago
  • $110k - $200k

     ...excited about contributing to the success of a groundbreaking Series C space startup, we'd love for you to apply. The Role As a GNC engineer, you will be a core driver of the GNC architecture for internally developed actuators that support the overall platform... 
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    K2 Space

    Los Angeles, CA
    20 days ago
  • About Mach Industries Founded in 2022, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms . At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems...
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    Mach Industries

    Huntington Beach, CA
    4 days ago
  • Job Description Job Description You'll be working on a national-security space program at one of the most respected engineering institutions in the world, on hardware that has to perform at the edge of what's physically possible. If you love building simulations...

    RESOURCE ASSOCIATES II

    Los Angeles, CA
    1 day ago
  • $180k - $235k

    Principal GNC Engineer Department: Software Engineering Employment Type: Full Time Location: Hawthorne, California Reporting To: Denise Brown Compensation: $180,000 - $235,000 / year Description Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and... 
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    Venturi Astrolab, Inc.

    Hawthorne, CA
    2 days ago
  •  ...testing next-generation long-range strike weapons systems to give America and its Allies a definitive edge and deter future conflicts. GNC Engineer As a GNC Engineer at Castelion, you will be at the forefront of developing and refining the control systems that guide and... 
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    Next Matter

    Torrance, CA
    3 days ago
  •  ...beyond our planet. About the Role Based out of Apex’s global headquarters in Playa Vista, the Principal Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer is responsible for leading GNC development for Apex’s growing fleet of spacecraft platforms. You will demonstrate a firm... 
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    Apex

    Los Angeles, CA
    5 days ago
  • $125k - $145k

     ...developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. Site Reliability Engineer, GNC the company’s mission is to make humanity multiplanetary by developing fully and rapidly reusable launch systems capable of launching... 
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    United States Digital Space LLC

    Hawthorne, CA
    2 days ago
  •  ...generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a GNC Engineer, Modeling & Simulation to design, build, and maintain high‑fidelity aircraft simulation environments in support of Guidance,... 
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    machindustries.com

    Huntington Beach, CA
    5 days ago
  • $125k - $150k

     .... Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. GNC ENGINEER, ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM (STARSHIELD) Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability... 
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    SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP

    Hawthorne, CA
    3 days ago