GNC Engineer

Elbit Systems Israel

Elbit Systems Israel

Posted on Apr 22, 2026
<div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">We are looking for</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">A GNC Engineer to join our team at the company site in Rosh HaAyin and take a central role in developing the guidance, navigation, control, and estimation capabilities that drive our advanced unmanned aerial platforms.</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Fuse develops cutting-edge unmanned aerial systems based on the PX4 architecture, with significant in-house enhancements across the flight stack, autonomy layer, and mission capabilities. You will work on real vehicles, real constraints, and real operational challenges — from algorithm design and software implementation through integration, tuning, validation, and flight testing.</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">This is your opportunity to shape the core algorithms and software that directly impact airborne system performance, working closely with embedded software, autonomy, system engineering, and flight test teams.</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">In this role you will</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Design, develop, and maintain guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms for unmanned aerial systems</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Develop and improve core flight capabilities within a custom PX4-based autopilot, including in-house modifications and advanced mission features</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Design, implement, tune, and validate control, guidance, and state estimation algorithms to meet demanding performance and robustness requirements</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Analyze flight logs, simulation results, and test data to investigate anomalies, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Define and review system and software requirements for GNC-related functions</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Support integration of GNC capabilities with sensors, mission logic, autonomy modules, and onboard software</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Collaborate with flight test and system engineering teams to plan tests, evaluate performance, and iterate rapidly</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Contribute to simulation, SITL/HITL, and automated validation workflows</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr"><br></div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Requirements</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">2+ years of relevant experience in GNC, flight control, state estimation, robotics, or autonomous aerial systems</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Strong understanding of flight dynamics, control theory, navigation, and estimation</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Proven experience with autopilots, avionics systems, unmanned systems, or flight control software</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Strong programming skills in C/C++</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Good proficiency in Python for analysis, tooling, simulation, or automation</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Experience developing on Linux</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Familiarity with PX4 or a comparable autopilot framework - advantage</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Experience with flight log analysis, controller tuning, and debugging real-world system behavior - advantage</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Experience with Kalman filtering, sensor fusion, or advanced navigation algorithms - advantage</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Experience with ROS/ROS2 - advantage</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Background in embedded systems or microcontroller-based development - advantage</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">*Only relevant applications will be answered</div><div style="text-align: left; direction: ltr">#Rosh HaAyin</div><br>