Principal Guidance & Control Engineer (GNC)

Location: Hybrid role based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The posting also lists Cambridge, Massachusetts as the job location.

US base salary range: $100,000–$275,000 annually for the full-time position; compensation details represent base salary only.

Company

hirify.global is an independent nonprofit research and development company delivering solutions for military defense, space exploration, biomedical engineering, and other national challenges.

What you will do

• Develop, integrate, and deploy autonomy, guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for underwater, ground, air, and space systems.
• Own the development lifecycle from requirements evaluation and algorithmic design through implementation, performance analysis, testing, and technical documentation.
• Communicate with customers and stakeholders to establish requirements and explain designs, outputs, and deliverables.
• Lead complex, high-risk, multidisciplinary tasks and teams of more than 10 people while managing priorities, scope, schedule, and cost.
• Provide technical direction, mentor junior staff, and produce technical reports and presentations.
• Advance GNC capabilities across programs and engineering lines of business while maintaining an external professional network.

Requirements

• 15 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in guidance, navigation, and control technology and deep understanding of relevant domain and customer mission areas.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as C++, Python, or MATLAB.
• Proficiency with software development standards and tools, such as Jira and Git.
• Ability to derive task-level or component-level requirements from system requirements and execute projects.
• Ability to lead and delegate work across interdisciplinary teams, scope future technical work, and shape customer problems and needs.
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem-solving, and technical judgment skills, with a practical approach to execution.
• Willingness to take on challenging problems and maintain continuous technical development.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or PhD in a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary environment focused on inclusive innovation and diverse perspectives.
• Workplace flexibility, employee clubs, health and finance workshops, off-site social events, and local cultural discounts.
• Programs supporting work-life balance.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.

Hiring process

• Qualified candidates may apply through hirify.global’s careers page.
• Resumes may also be submitted for consideration for future opportunities.