- 10+ years of GNC engineering experience on missiles, munitions, military UAS, or spacecraft, with algorithms you designed flying on real hardware.
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of a GNC subsystem: design, simulation, implementation support, flight test, and iteration.
- Deep expertise in Kalman filtering and state estimation, including multi-sensor fusion architectures for degraded-GPS or GPS-denied operation.
- Strong foundation in classical and modern control design, flight dynamics, and 6-DOF simulation development (MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, or Python).
- Experience with terminal guidance law design for homing, intercept, or precision strike problems.
- Experience taking GNC algorithms through Monte Carlo verification and flight test validation on defense programs.
- [BONUS] Experience with GPS-denied navigation techniques: visual navigation, terrain-referenced navigation, celestial, or signals-of-opportunity approaches.
- [BONUS] Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in aerospace engineering, controls, or a related field.
- U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)
Additional Information
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Heaviside will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, including arrest or conviction records, consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act. Heaviside intends to review criminal history after a conditional offer. Heaviside reasonably believes criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the following duties, potentially resulting in withdrawal of the offer: (1) accessing export-controlled technical data and defense articles; (2) handling and maintaining inventory of controlled components, tools, and equipment; and (3) accessing secure facilities, laboratories, and field test sites.