# Lead Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer at Wardstone

- Company: Wardstone (YC F25)
- What the company does: The Modular Interceptor Platform. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.wardstone.us
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: El Segundo, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-18
- Apply by: 2026-12-02
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wardstone/jobs/Rx9NXGQ-lead-guidance-navigation-and-controls-engineer?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wardstone-lead-guidance-navigation-and-controls-engineer/

## 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++)

Tags: Engineering

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