GNC Software Engineer (Mid-Level to Senior)
Astro Mechanica5 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
Base Salary
$140k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement guidance, navigation, and control systems for aerospace products.
- Participate in multidisciplinary aircraft trades and help define overall system architecture.
- Build and maintain 6-DOF dynamics and simulation models for control design, analysis, and validation.
- Develop tooling to automate control design, Monte Carlo runs, and simulation validation.
- Collaborate across engineering disciplines to define control schemes and mechanisms.
- Support flight and ground-test operations.
- Conduct post-flight and post-test reviews and correlate performance with analysis to improve predictions.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or PhD in aerospace engineering, software engineering, robotics, electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
- Professional experience developing GNC systems for an aerospace or autonomous vehicle program.
- Strong background in flight dynamics, modeling, and simulation.
- Proficiency in Rust, C++, or a comparable systems language, plus Python for analysis and tooling.
- Experience with software development practices including version control, code review, testing, and CI.
- Ability and ambition to work in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts.
- 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan.
- Self-managed and flexible time off, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time.
- Flexible work environment.
- The role is expected to be performed in the office five days per week.
About Astro Mechanica
Astro Mechanica is a San Francisco–based aerospace company developing supersonic airframes and dual-use propulsion systems, including its proprietary Duality platform, for defense and commercial aviation. It plans to pair these systems with a new flight operations model to enable high-speed point-to-point transport, and is currently building adaptable high-speed systems for the U.S. government. Founded in 2021, it is privately held and backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz and United Airlines Ventures.