Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer

Helsing

Munich, Germany

The role

Helsing delivers AI-powered capabilities that redefine machine perception and decision-making. Our technology powers a range of UAS platforms, accelerating critical mission functions.

You will work in a dedicated Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) team and take full end-to-end responsibility for developing and validating state estimation, navigation and guidance algorithms. In close collaboration with field engineers, your goal is to elevate the performance of our UAS platforms to unprecedented levels and impact the future of defense technology.

The day-to-day

Own the development of bespoke controllers for UAS end to end; through conception, design, simulation, physical integration and feature iteration.
Design, test and implement state estimator algorithms that work robustly in contested environments
Simulate the performance of navigation and guidance algorithms to inform the definition of sensor stacks, which could include IMUs, GPS/GNSS, barometers, magnetometers and advanced image-based positioning systems
Analyse real sensor and test data to calibrate sensors and validate performance, closing the simulation-to-real gap
Support the specification and execution of tests for navigation and guidance algorithm evaluation
Collaborate with interfacing disciplines such as Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Embedded Hard- and Software, and Testing
Contribute to, follow and analyse flight tests

You should apply if you

Hold a M.Sc. or PhD in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or an equivalent degree
Have at least 5 years of professional experience in navigation, guidance or state estimation development
Have very good skills in Matlab/Simulink
Have a solid background in state estimation theory, aerodynamics, stability and control, and systems modelling
Have excellent communication skills and the ability to report and present findings clearly and efficiently both internally and externally
Possess solid software engineering skills, writing clean and well-structured code in Matlab and/or languages like Python, Rust, Java, or modern C++
Are passionate about keeping up to date with current research and enjoy reimplementing/extending papers on state of the art navigation and guidance algorithms

Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.