Mach Industries is building faster, smarter defense infrastructure for the modern era. Backed by Khosla and Sequoia.
About the role
Mach Industries is seeking a Principal GNC Engineer to define, develop, and flight-prove the GNC architecture for autonomous aircraft and related defense platforms. You will own system-level technical decisions across guidance, navigation, flight controls, modeling and simulation, embedded implementation, and flight test.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, physics, mathematics, or a related technical field
- Significant experience designing, implementing, and testing GNC systems for aircraft, missiles, launch vehicles, spacecraft, high-performance UAVs, or comparable autonomous systems, typically gained through 10 or more years of relevant work
- Demonstrated ownership of a GNC system through multiple phases of the development lifecycle, including requirements, analysis, implementation, verification, integration, and flight test
- Deep knowledge of flight dynamics, stability and control, classical and modern control theory, state estimation, trajectory generation, and system identification
- Experience developing robust algorithms for nonlinear systems with real-world actuator, sensor, computational, and timing constraints
- Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink for modeling and analysis, plus C or modern C++ for production or embedded implementations
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.
Mach Industries is seeking a Principal GNC Engineer to define, develop, and flight-prove the GNC architecture for autonomous aircraft and related defense platforms. You will own system-level technical decisions across guidance, navigation, flight controls, modeling and simulation, embedded implementation, and flight test.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will solve the program’s hardest problems, establish engineering rigor, and guide multidisciplinary teams from early...
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