Inertial navigation jobs

Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Software Engineer (GNC)

Anduril Industries · Posted Nov 13, 2026

Open

Costa Mesa, California, United States +1 more
Full-time
$220K–$292K per year
8+ years

Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Software Engineer (GNC)

Anduril Industries · Posted Nov 13, 2026

Open

Costa Mesa, California, United States +1 more
Full-time
$220K–$292K per year
8+ years

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Sustainment Engineering Manager

Boeing · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Heath, Ohio, United States
On-site
Full-time · Manager
$141K–$191K per year
1–3 years

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Lead and manage sustaining engineering for Minuteman ICBM hardware, test equipment, and processes.

Compensation

Summary pay range: $ 141,100 – $ 190,900

Responsibilities

Oversee multiple competing priorities
Adjust engineering resources to meet USAF priorities
Target responses to improve award fee scores
Communicate with staff, leaders, and customers
Provide constructive feedback and drive technical rigor

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or equivalent
Nice to have: master’s degree in engineering management, mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering
Nice to have: 3+ years leading engineering teams
Nice to have: cost and schedule metrics
Nice to have: program management

Skills

engineering change processes sustaining engineering electrical testing mechanical testing

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Sustainment Engineering Manager

Boeing · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Heath, Ohio, United States
On-site
Full-time · Manager
$141K–$191K per year
1+ years

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Oversees a multiskilled workforce that performs sustaining engineering tasks on the Minuteman ICBM hardware, test equipment, and processes.

Compensation

Summary pay range: $ 141,100 – $ 190,900

Responsibilities

Overseeing multiple competing priorities
Understanding the USAF priorities and adjusting engineering resources to respond to those priorities
Targeting responses and technical robust responses to improve and capture high award fee scores
Communicate effectively to direct reporting staff, other leaders, senior leaders, and especially the customer
The ability to give constructive feedback and drive technical rigor and excellence

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
Nice to have: Master’s degree in engineering management, mechanical, electrical, or systems engineering
Nice to have: Cost and schedule metrics
Nice to have: Program management

Skills

Sustaining engineering Engineering change processes

Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman · Posted Nov 10, 2026

Open

Woodland Hills, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Principal
$114K–$171K per year
5+ years

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Lead and manage post‑CDR systems engineering activities for mission‑enabling solutions at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.

Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

Responsibilities

Own the post‑CDR technical baseline
Refine and maintain the verification cross‑reference matrix
Lead integration and test planning and execution
Execute formal verification campaigns
Support system validation and operational suitability activities

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline
Master of Science in a STEM discipline
Ph.D. in a STEM discipline
Nice to have: solid understanding of inertial navigation
Nice to have: leadership experience in post‑CDR phases

Skills

systems engineering DOORS CAMEO MATLAB inertial navigation post‑CDR phases

Principal Navigation Engineer

Mach Industries · Posted Nov 3, 2026

Open

Huntington Beach, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Principal
$250K–$280K per year
10+ years

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Lead the development, integration, and flight validation of navigation systems for autonomous aircraft and related defense platforms, owning the technical architecture and leading the Navigation team.

Compensation

Engineer $250,000—$280,000 USD

Responsibilities

Own the technical architecture, roadmap, execution, and delivery of navigation capabilities across requirements, design, implementation, verification, integration, and flight test.
Design, analyze, and mature navigation algorithms, including inertial navigation, state estimation, sensor fusion, sensor calibration, alignment, integrity monitoring, and fault detection and isolation.
Lead navigation performance analysis, uncertainty quantification, covariance analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, sensitivity studies, and error-budget development.
Drive production implementation of navigation algorithms in embedded, real-time software.
Own the technical evaluation and selection of navigation sensors and related hardware, including IMUs, GNSS receivers, aiding sensors, and integrated navigation solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, mathematics, physics, or a related technical field
Nice to have: Extended Kalman filtering
Nice to have: Unscented Kalman filtering
Nice to have: Nonlinear filtering

GNC Engineer

Icarus · Posted Jun 25, 2026

Open

El Segundo, California, United States
$100K–$220K per year
1+ years

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Design, implement, and fly guidance, navigation, and control systems for long-endurance stratospheric aircraft

Compensation

US salary range Level I: $100,000 - $140,000 USD per year Level II: $140,000 - $180,000 USD per year Level III: $180,000 - $220,000 USD per year These ranges reflect annual base salary. Final level and base salary will be determined individually based on relevant skills, experience, and the scope of responsibility.

Responsibilities

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 vehicle dynamics models and simulation environments
Design and tune controllers for launch, climb, station-keeping, loiter, descent, and recovery
Integrate GNC tightly with avionics, sensors, propulsion, and autonomy software

Skills

dynamics controls estimation linear systems state estimation (EKF/UKF)sensor fusion

Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Software Engineer (GNC)

Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Software Engineer (GNC)

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Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Sustainment Engineering Manager

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Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer

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Principal Navigation Engineer

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