Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer, Experienced, Lead, Senior

Boeing

. Design, implement, and verify guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for spacecraft, re-entry vehicles, and hypersonic/airborne platforms .

Posted 4/1/2026full-timeSeal Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,100 - $167,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and verify guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for spacecraft, re-entry vehicles, and hypersonic/airborne platforms
Develop and maintain 6-DOF dynamics simulations and associated analysis tools for mission and performance assessment
Implement and validate GN&C flight software and integrate with testbeds and avionics
Apply astrodynamics and flight mechanics to mission design, novel orbit concepts, and trajectory optimization
Support troubleshooting of operational anomalies, functional tests, and service incidents
Produce concepts of operations, simulation artifacts, and test procedures to enable rapid iteration from prototype to flight test
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical tradeoffs to stakeholders
Independently identify inefficiencies, propose solutions, and implement reusable tools and automations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications
5+ years of related work experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
Engineering experience with aircraft, missile, spacecraft, autonomous platform or similar vehicles
Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink
Proficiency developing GN&C algorithms, models and simulations
Experience developing with C/C++, Python or C#.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance programs
paid and unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

guidance algorithmsnavigation algorithmscontrol algorithms6-DOF dynamics simulationsGN&C flight softwareastrodynamicsflight mechanicstrajectory optimizationC/C++Python

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingindependenceefficiency identification

Certifications

Bachelor of Science degree