GNC Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: San Francisco, United States; in-office work five days a week is essential

Salary: $140K–$180K per year

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace company developing supersonic aircraft, integrated propulsion and airframe technologies, and high-speed systems for commercial and government applications.

What you will do

• Develop and implement guidance, navigation, and control systems for autonomous aircraft.
• Participate in multidisciplinary aircraft trade studies and define overall system architecture.
• Build six-degree-of-freedom dynamics models for analysis and validation.
• Develop tools for control design automation, Monte Carlo analysis, and simulation validation.
• Collaborate with propulsion, structures, avionics, and other engineering disciplines to define control schemes and mechanisms.
• Support flight and ground testing, review results, and correlate test performance with analysis.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of professional GNC development experience in an aerospace or autonomous vehicle program.
• Experience with dynamics, modeling, and simulation.
• Experience with software development best practices.
• Experience with Rust, C++, Python, or other relevant programming languages.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Highly collaborative, flat engineering structure with broad ownership.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401(k) program and stock option plan.
• Self-managed flexible time off, paid holidays, and sick time.
• Flexible work environment with the role centered on in-office collaboration.