GCN Engineer
3 Days Old
Guidance Control & Navigation (GCN) Engineer
Location: Bristol, UK (Hybrid)
Salary: £70,000-£80,000
Type: Full-time, Permanent
About the Opportunity
A technology-focused company based in the UK is seeking a specialist in Guidance, Control, and Navigation to help design cutting-edge algorithms for autonomous aerial platforms. The business balances growth opportunities, robust support, and the agility of a scale-up culture, empowering engineers to develop solutions which advance global safety.
The Role
Algorithm Development: Design and implement advanced guidance, navigation, and control algorithms (notably skid-to-turn control) for precision targeting and agile drone manoeuvres.
Behavioural Logic: Create and refine sophisticated mission logic for autonomy and targeting using Behaviour Trees.
Prototyping & Simulation: Build and validate algorithms in Python, working with leading scientific computing libraries.
Integration: Deploy and test GNC software on hardware-in-the-loop systems and operational flight units, using the PX4 autopilot.
Performance Analysis: Analyse simulation and real-world test data; adapt approaches to ensure robust, reliable operation in dynamic scenarios.
Essential Criteria
Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related subject. A postgraduate qualification is highly desirable.
In-depth expertise in skid-to-turn control strategies, including control law ...
- Location:
- Bristol
- Salary:
- £75,000 - £85,000 /annum
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering
