Senior GNC Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune guidance and control laws for high-speed hypersonic and supersonic reentry
• Develop robust state estimation algorithms, sensor fusion, and navigation filters utilizing IMU, GPS, and flight instrumentation
• Build, maintain, and scale high-fidelity 6DOF modeling and simulation environments
• Analyze control-structure interactions and manage mechanical actuator requirements
• Conduct comprehensive Monte Carlo dispersion analyses to prove vehicle reliability
• Support the deployment and testing of GNC flight software in SIL and HIL environments
• Collaborate with aerothermal, structures, and flight software teams to optimize vehicle design

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent technical experience
• 5+ years of professional experience developing, testing, and deploying flight GNC algorithms for high-speed vehicles
• Strong understanding of classical and modern control theory, estimation algorithms, Kalman filtering, and rigid-body dynamics
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python, or C++
• Experience with 6DOF trajectory simulation and Monte Carlo dispersion analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related field
• Experience with flight control architectures for lifting-body or maneuverable reentry vehicles
• Experience writing and testing GNC algorithms for real-time embedded flight computers
• Familiarity with aerodynamic modeling and CFD aerodynamic database integration
• Prior experience in a fast-paced startup environment

About the Company

Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space, turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain.