# GNC Engineer, Controls at Mach Industries

- Company: Mach Industries
- What the company does: Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.machindustries.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-17
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/machindustries/jobs/4387869009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mach-industries-gnc-engineer-controls/

## 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

Tags: Guidance, Navigation & Control