Senior GNC Engineer / Senior GNC Engineeress

Job Opportunity: Senior GNC Engineer

Darwin Space is seeking a talented Senior GNC Engineer to join our team in Paris. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative aerospace projects and advance your career in the field.

Responsibilities

• Modeling & Control: Understand and model airship dynamics to design and implement control and guidance laws for mission execution.
• Robustness & Safety: Develop flight strategies for challenging conditions and design risk mitigation strategies for degraded modes.
• Hardware Integration: Debug embedded systems and implement flight computers, actuators, and various types of sensors.
• Testing & Documentation: Define and participate in flight tests and simulations, ensuring thorough documentation of implemented models and control laws.
• Future Innovation: Improve the performance of existing airships while actively participating in the design of future flight solutions.

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering (a PhD is a plus).
• Experience: At least 5 years of professional experience in GNC within the drone, aerospace, or automotive industries.
• Heritage: Demonstrated success as part of a GNC or Flight Dynamics team that brought a drone or aerospace product to market.
• Systems Mastery: Strong experience in modeling and control, with demonstrated mastery of Simulink and theoretical knowledge in dynamics and automation.
• Programming: Excellent skills in Python and C/C++, with experience in MATLAB/Simulink and autocoding practices.
• Embedded Software: Strong understanding of microcontrollers, actuators, drivers, and the implementation/verification of software on flight computers.
• Tools (Plus): Knowledge of PX4, MAVLINK, and QGroundControl (QGC) is a significant advantage.
• Data Analysis: Ability to extract insights from flight data.

Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Contact: James Godfrey