Navigation Engineer

About the role

Lead the design and deployment of robust GNSS-denied navigation systems for autonomous unmanned platforms operating in contested and degraded environments.

What you'll do

• Architect and implement navigation frameworks for GNSS-denied and degraded environments
• Develop system-level state estimation pipelines independent of specific sensors
• Implement real-time navigation algorithms in C++
• Integrate navigation systems into ROS2-based autonomy stacks
• Define coordinate frame handling (ECEF, NED, ENU, body frames)
• Handle time synchronization and latency across distributed systems
• Conduct system-level debugging, performance analysis, and validation
• Support simulation, SIL/HIL testing, and real-world flight/field tests

What you'll need

• Proven experience building GNSS-denied navigation systems
• Deep understanding of state estimation and navigation theory
• Strong background in coordinate frames and transformations
• Experience with inertial navigation error modeling
• Expertise in time synchronization and latency handling
• Excellent C++ skills (real-time systems)
• Hands-on experience with ROS2
• Strong debugging, analysis, and reporting skills

Nice to have

• Strong mathematics background (linear algebra, probability, calculus, estimation theory) and/or Physics double major
• MATLAB / Python for prototyping, modeling, and analysis
• Experience with simulation and Monte Carlo analysis
• Aerospace, unmanned systems, robotics, or autonomous systems background