9h ago

Senior GNC Engineer - Flight Control Verification

Palo Alto, CA

$152k-$172k / year

full-timeseniorAviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll define and verify requirements for flight guidance, navigation, and control features on eVTOL aircraft. You'll plan and execute verification activities including simulation and flight test campaigns to ensure safety-critical features are robust. Your work will directly impact certification and the path to scalable production.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Define and refine requirements for flight guidance, navigation and control features.
  • Plan and execute system-level verification and validation activities.
  • Develop flight and simulation test cases for worst-case conditions.
  • Analyze flight test data to evaluate compliance with requirements.

📋 Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in flight control systems, verification, or flight test support.
  • Solid understanding of flight dynamics, state estimation, and control systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to define requirements and design verification strategies for safety-critical systems.
  • Experience planning or executing flight test activities.

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience with Simulink Test, test harness creation, and coverage analysis.
  • Familiarity with DO-178C or other safety/reliability standards.
  • Hands-on experience with UAVs or RC aircraft.
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