Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer – Associate, Experienced

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 StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $100,300 - $135,700 per yearWebsite

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 (MATLAB/Simulink models and C/C++ prototypes) 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

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent
2+ years of engineering experience or a Masters Degree
Engineering experience with aircraft, missile, spacecraft, autonomous platform or similar vehicles
Experience using MATLAB and Simulink
Experience developing GN&C algorithms, models and simulations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Retirement savings plans
Life and disability insurance programs
Paid time off
Unpaid time away from work

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Hard Skills & Tools

guidance algorithmsnavigation algorithmscontrol algorithms6-DOF dynamics simulationsGN&C flight softwareMATLABSimulinkC++astrodynamicstrajectory optimization

Certifications

Bachelor of Science degreeMasters Degree