# Senior Staff GNC Engineer - Flight Controls at Pivotal

- Company: Pivotal
- What the company does: Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
- Company website: http://www.pivotal.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/pivotal/507f67ec-0987-4d53-998e-0dae7ef61f38?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/pivotal-senior-staff-gnc-engineer-flight-controls/

## About the role

The GNC team at Pivotal develops the flight control and navigation algorithms that let our aircraft fly safely and precisely, including on the Helix family of aircraft. We are looking for a Senior Staff GNC Engineer to be the technical and team lead for flight controls across our aircraft programs, setting the long-term direction for how Pivotal aircraft are controlled and how the team develops, verifies, and qualifies its control laws. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Experience as the technical lead for flight control law development on at least one aircraft, from early design through flight test
- Expert knowledge of aircraft flight dynamics and of classical, modern, and robust control methods
- Experience with frequency-domain analysis and system identification of aircraft or rotorcraft, and with using flight test data to improve models and control laws
- Experience defining verification strategies for safety-critical flight control systems, from simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing through flight test
- A track record of leading engineering teams and of technical leadership across teams, including mentoring senior engineers and influencing leadership decisions
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink, and the ability to review flight software in C or C++

Tags: General Engineering

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