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GNC Engineer, Controls

Mach Industries · Huntington Beach, California, United States · On-site

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About Mach Industries

Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.

About the role

Support control design and evaluation for Mach’s fixed-wing aircraft. You’ll own your piece of the aircraft design, implementation, and validation of flight-critical control laws—spanning takeoff to landing—delivering robust performance across the full envelope. Design control systems within defined architecture and requirements for fixed-wing vehicles

What they're looking for

  • Education: Bachelors in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics
  • Experience: 0-5 years designing, analyzing and fielding flight control systems for fixed-wing aircraft or high-performance UAVs, including flight test
  • Deep knowledge of flight dynamics, stability/controllability, and actuator/sensor modeling
  • Familiarity with modern C++ for embedded real-time implementations, strong MATLAB/Simulink/Python for modeling, ID, and analysis
  • Familiarity with verification workflows (SIL/HIL), requirements traceability, and safety reviews
  • Familiarity with modern software workflows (git, code review, issue tracking) and data/telemetry analysis
More about this role

Founded in 2023, 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 that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

Support control design and evaluation for Mach’s fixed-wing aircraft. You’ll own your piece of the aircraft design, implementation, and validation of flight-critical control laws—spanning takeoff to landing—delivering robust performance across the full envelope.

Design control systems within defined architecture and requirements for fixed-wing vehicles

Design and implement control laws accounting for actuator limits, time delays, and sensor noise as part of the controls team

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