# Principal Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer at Zin Technologies, Inc.

- Company: Zin Technologies, Inc.
- What the company does: ZIN Technologies is a manufacturer of ground and flight systems for aerospace applications. They offer engineering, analysis, modeling, simulation, and testing services for the aerospace, healthcare, electronics, and manufacturing industries. Backed by Unreasonable.
- Company website: https://zin-tech.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-16
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/voyagertechnologiesinc/jobs/4423413009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zin-technologies-inc-principal-gnc-engineer/

## About the role

The Principal Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer for Voyager Lunar Systems is the senior technical authority, responsible for modernizing existing GNC algorithms and analysis to industry standards, while also driving innovation that moves our guidance, navigation, and control approaches toward state‑of‑the‑art performance. The position reports to the Software & Controls Manager and is part of the Software & Controls Department based in Pittsburgh, PA. This role is onsite based in Pittsburgh, PA. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Extensive experience developing, analyzing, and validating GNC algorithms for spacecraft, planetary landers, launch vehicles, or autonomous systems
- Deep knowledge of non-linear dynamics, state estimation, sensor fusion, modern filtering techniques (EKF, UKF, etc.), guidance algorithms, and control theory
- Proven success modernizing and improving existing GNC algorithms, modeling methods, and analysis frameworks to industry standards
- Demonstrated ability to introduce advanced or state of the art approaches in navigation, estimation, control, or simulation environments
- Strong understanding of lunar and cislunar mission environments and their implications for GNC design and performance
- Experience producing impactful technical content for proposals, customer presentations, and major reviews

Tags: Software Engineering

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