GNC Engineer
El Segundoonsitemid$100K – $160K
via Greenhouse
About this role
Icarus was founded on the belief that the Stratosphere is the Forgotten Frontier and that reclaiming it will define the next era of aerospace and what is possible from the sky. We build solar-powered aircraft that fly at 60,000 ft for weeks at a time, delivering persistent, affordable, and scalable presence from this layer of the atmosphere.
Mission
Re-establish and maintain dominance in the Stratosphere.
What you’ll do
Design, implement, and fly guidance, navigation, and control systems for long-endurance stratospheric aircraft
Own the GNC stack end to end: modeling, simulation, control law design, estimation, tuning, validation, and flight test
Develop and maintain vehicle dynamics models and simulation environments…
What we'd score you on
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Skills match
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Level fit
This role is mid-level. We check your trajectory against it.
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Domain experience
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Recency
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Location fit
This role is based in El Segundo. We weight your proximity and willingness to relocate.
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