Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer

Boeing

full-time

Posted on: 9/16/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Arizona

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💰 $82,450 - $111,550 per year

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About the role

Analyze air vehicle stability and control characteristics to insure acceptable handling qualities in compliance with specifications
Apply control theory to design control laws for dynamic control response, gust/disturbance rejection, system failure robustness, and loads considerations
Develop and validate linear and nonlinear mathematical analysis and simulation models using theory and test data, including wind tunnel and flight test
Support design of new and modified rotorcraft configurations from a stability, control, and handling qualities perspective
Perform wind tunnel, pilot-in-the-loop flight simulation, hardware-in-the-loop laboratory, and flight testing to support vehicle design and analysis
Apply tools such as Matlab, Unix, and legacy and modern programming languages
Collaborate with test pilots and engineers across disciplines (aerodynamics, dynamics, avionics, structures, crew station design) to optimize vehicle characteristics
Occasional travel to support flight testing at off-site locations (cold weather, high altitude, ships at sea)
Position expected to be 100% on-site at Mesa, AZ
Participation in Boeing’s optional “9/80” schedule

Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, engineering technology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science (Level 2) OR Master’s degree with coursework or experience in control systems (Level 2)
For Level 2: Bachelor’s degree with coursework or experience in control systems + 2+ years relevant work experience OR Master’s with coursework or experience in control systems
For Level 3: Bachelor’s degree with coursework or experience in control systems + 5+ years relevant work experience OR Master’s + 3+ years OR PhD with coursework or experience in control systems
Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)
Final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required
Ability to work flexible hours, overtime and occasional weekends
Ability to travel 10% of the time (typically requires Driver’s License)
Experience or coursework in control systems, Flight Vehicle Dynamics, Stability & Control, Control Law Design, Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), Simulation and Modeling, Aeromechanics
Experience with Matlab, Unix, and programming languages
Knowledge of rotorcraft is desirable