GNC Engineer, Missile Defense

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it. OUR MISSION True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground. OUR VALUES Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity. What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results. It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together. RESPONSIBILITIES Own all aspects of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) system development for missile systems, including architecture definition, algorithm design, verification, hardware integration, flight test support, and operational deployment. Design, test, and validate GNC flight software and embedded algorithms for missiles operating across multiple flight regimes and environmental conditions. Develop and maintain navigation and state estimation algorithms, including sensor fusion frameworks (e.g., EKF, UKF, particle filters) integrating IMU, GPS/INS, seeker data, and other sensor modalities to provide high-rate, high-accuracy state estimates throughout the engagement timeline. Develop guidance laws (proportional navigation, augmented PN, optimal guidance) and autopilot designs; implement them in flight software; verify performance and robustness through high-fidelity 6-DOF simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and flight test correlation. Design, implement, and maintain high-fidelity simulation environments capturing aerodynamics, propulsion, atmospheric effects, target dynamics, sensor models, and actuator dynamics for SIL, HIL, and mission analysis across the full flight envelope. Utilize frequency-domain and time-domain control analysis techniques to ensure stability margins. Develop terminal guidance algorithms for intercept of maneuvering targets, including target tracking, aimpoint selection, miss distance prediction, time-to-go estimation, and endgame steering logic. QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or related field 5+ years of relevant GNC engineering experience in the aerospace and defense industry, preferably with tactical missile systems, interceptors, or guided munitions Coursework or project experience in flight dynamics, aerodynamics, control systems, and state estimation Strong understanding of physics, rigid body dynamics, intercept geometry, proportional navigation, and real-time software development principles Experience with C++ and/or Python for algorithm development, numerical methods, real-time control, or simulation Familiarity with missile GNC concepts including guidance laws, autopilot design, sensor fusion, inertial navigation, ...