Company
Hypersonica Prod
Location
Munich, Germany
Employment type
Full-time
Seniority
Lead
Primary category
Systems Engineering
Posted date
22 Apr 2026
Valid through
21 Jun 2026
Own and lead Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) as a core vehicle capability, taking responsibility from early concept through flight‑ready performance.
Define the GNC architecture and strategy for hypersonic vehicles, ensuring guidance laws, navigation approaches, and control systems work as a coherent whole.
Develop and validate closed‑loop GNC solutions suitable for high‑speed, high‑dynamic, and contested flight environments.
Lead the creation and maturation of high‑fidelity GNC models, including 3‑DoF and 6‑DoF simulations, and ensure alignment with flight physics and vehicle dynamics.
Work tightly with Systems Engineering to ensure requirements, verification plans, and performance margins are clear, owned, and defensible.
Collaborate closely with avionics, software, mechanical, and HIL teams to ensure GNC algorithms are implementable, testable, and robust in real hardware.
Own GNC performance through HIL, ground test, and flight test, analysing results, closing gaps, and iterating designs at pace.
Set technical direction and standards for GNC development, balancing rigour with speed in a fast‑moving, prototype‑driven environment.
Act as the technical authority for GNC decisions, trade‑offs, and risk acceptance.
Build and lead a small, highly capable GNC team, setting expectations for quality, ownership, and delivery.
A senior GNC engineer or technical leader with deep experience in guidance, navigation, and control for aerospace or missile systems.
Strong grounding in control theory, estimation, and flight dynamics, with practical experience applying these to real, closed‑loop systems.
Experienced developing and validating 6‑DoF GNC models, and comfortable reasoning about vehicle‑level behaviour, not just algorithms in isolation.
Comfortable operating across software, avionics, and systems boundaries, with an instinct for integration and testability.
Experienced taking GNC systems beyond simulation, through HIL, integration, and flight test, and learning quickly from real data.
Able to operate as both a hands‑on technical contributor and a leader, setting direction while still engaging deeply with the work.
Calm, decisive, and technically credible under pressure, with the judgement to make irreversible decisions when required.
Comfortable working in defence, high‑consequence, or safety‑critical environments where performance margins matter.
Motivated by building sovereign, world‑class flight capability, not incremental optimisation or academic exercises.
A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.
Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.
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