The Modular Interceptor Platform. Backed by Y Combinator.
About the role
You will own Wardstone’s guidance, navigation, and control stack, including the algorithms, simulations, and flight software that make our interceptors hit their targets. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field. M.S. or Ph.D. preferred
- 5+ years of GNC experience, including algorithms that have flown on real hardware
- Experience leading engineers or owning a major GNC subsystem from design through flight test
- Deep understanding of classical and modern control theory
- Strong background in guidance, state estimation, and nonlinear dynamics
- Experience building 6DOF flight simulations (MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or C++)
More about this role
You will own Wardstone’s guidance, navigation, and control stack, including the algorithms, simulations, and flight software that make our interceptors hit their targets.
You’ll make the core architecture decisions, including the guidance laws, the estimation approach, and the actuation strategy. You’ll set the controllability requirements that shape the vehicle. You’ll work directly with the founders and with the seeker, propulsion, mechanical, and avionics engineers. You’ll take GNC from simulation through hardware-in-the-loop testing to live intercepts.
Lead the GNC team
- Lead, mentor, and grow the GNC team, including hiring, setting priorities, and reviewing designs and code.
- Own the GNC architecture and roadmap, and give clear tradeoffs to founders and other teams.
- Set the team’s standards for simulation, verification, flight software quality, and analysis documentation.
Develop guidance
- Design guidance laws for midcourse and terminal homing under high-speed, nonlinear dynamics, such as proportional navigation and its variants, or optimal control methods.
- Develop intercept prediction algorithms from seeker tracks and onboard state estimates.
Design flight control
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