Anduril Industries is a defense technology company aiming to modernize military capabilities with advanced technology, specifically focusing on developing aerial drones and their operational systems. The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) team is tasked with creating and validating software solutions for autonomous drone fleets, including complex navigation in challenging environments.
Requirements
- Experience with Matlab and Simulink
- Experience in modeling and simulation of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems and model linearization
- Experience with state estimation - Kalman filtering, sensor fusion, etc.
- Experience with integrating and debugging navigation systems for aerial platforms
- Experience with flight control design and analysis for fixed and rotary wing aircraft or missile systems
- Experience with guidance algorithm development
- C/C++ Proficiency
- Experience with Simulink Embedded Coder
Responsibilities
- Develop, debug, and test flight controllers and guidance algorithms
- Develop and test Software-In-The-Loop and Hardware-In-The-Loop tests in preparation for flight testing
- Work closely with the flight software team to define requirements, integrate GNC software and test functionality in simulation
- Review test data captured from the flight control system, subsystems, and other test instrumentation to verify vehicle performance, evaluate GNC algorithm/controller behavior, or debug incidents during testing or from fielded assets
- Develop models required to support functional evaluation of GNC software
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control
- 8 years professional experience in a GNC role, preferably on airborne platforms
- A passion for defending the Unites States of America and its allies
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
- Master’s Degree of PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field with a focus on dynamic systems and control
