Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Overview

This position involves developing, testing and deploying algorithms for the guidance, navigation and control of an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The unprecedented control authority and long-range capability of our aircraft pose unexplored GNC problems that require novel and challenging solutions. The engineer will play a key role on a fast-moving team in providing input to conceptual system architectural design and implementation of embedded software to ensure the safety of our electric-powered, fly-by-wire aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Achieving desirable handling qualities, disturbance rejection, aerodynamic performance, mitigating vibration and structural load considerations.
• Analyze dynamical systems to understand flight physics in a novel aircraft configuration and develop frameworks and tools to quantify stability margin, handling qualities, control authority, and mission-critical concerns across all flight phases.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including Loads, Performance, Rotor Dynamics, Powertrain, and System Safety teams.
• Work closely with test pilots to define handling and flying characteristics, participate in mission planning and scenario simulations, and provide support during flight test activities.

Required

• Graduate degree in aerospace engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years industry experience developing guidance, navigation and/or control systems.
• Expert knowledge of C++ or MATLAB/SIMULINK.
• Expertise in probabilistic estimation theory, nonlinear optimization, and filtering with real world data.
• Expertise in state space theory.
• Experience in implementing non-linear control systems.
• Understanding of safety critical software.
• Understanding of DO-178C or safety critical software.

EEO

Joby Aviation is an equal opportunity employer.