Senior GNC Engineer / Senior GNC Engineeress

Join Our Team as a Senior GNC Engineer in Paris

Darwin Space is excited to announce an opportunity for a Senior GNC Engineer to join our dynamic team in Paris. If you are passionate about aerospace and possess the expertise to innovate, we want to hear from you!

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: Enhance the performance of existing airships while actively contributing to 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: Experience as part of a GNC or Flight Dynamics team that successfully brought a drone or aerospace product to market.
• Systems Mastery: Strong experience in modeling and control with demonstrated proficiency in 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.

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