Applied Intuition
GNC Engineer (Guidance, Navigation & Control)
About this role
Applied Intuition seeks a seasoned GNC Engineer to develop and integrate flight autonomy software for military aerial platforms ranging from fighter jets to unmanned systems. You'll collaborate with DoD experts and OEM vendors to build, test, and deploy autonomous flight control capabilities across defense and commercial applications.
What you'll do
- Develop and integrate GNC algorithms for autonomous aircraft systems including fighter jets and Group 1-5 UAVs
- Build and improve aerial autonomy software architectures tested on real military systems
- Collaborate with DoD warfighter experts and third-party UAS vendors on software integration
- Conduct flight testing and perform data analysis to validate autonomy capabilities
- Develop and simulate 3DoF/6DoF air vehicle models for GNC algorithm development
- Travel as needed to support project requirements (~20% or once every other month)
What they're looking for
- GNC software development (6+ years)
- C++ and Python programming
- Outer-loop control systems and path planning algorithms
- 3DoF/6DoF modeling and simulation
- UAS systems (PixHawk, Ardupilot)
- Git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab
- Flight testing and data analysis
- Linux and containerized development environments
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Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds autonomous vehicle and defense systems software, including motion planning algorithms, simulation infrastructure, and autonomy integration platforms for aerial and ground platforms. The company is hiring for security engineers, robotics/autonomy software engineers, hardware-in-the-loop specialists, and IT operations professionals to support its growing physical AI operations.
- Website
- appliedintuition.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your most complex GNC algorithm implementation—what challenges did you face and how did you validate it?
- Walk us through your experience with 3DoF or 6DoF vehicle modeling and how you've used it in autonomy development.