Guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs
Guidance, navigation and control engineer: a person in this job writes the algorithms that tell a rocket, aircraft or robot where it is and steer it where it should go. Anduril Industries, SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Harmattan Ai and Shield AI have the most open roles with “Guidance, navigation and control engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.
212 open roles · 19 posted in the last 7 days · 2% remote · 61 companies hiring · $191K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| under $75K | 0 |
| $75K to $100K | 1 |
| $100K to $125K | 4 |
| $125K to $150K | 27 |
| $150K to $175K | 23 |
| $175K to $200K | 37 |
| $200K to $250K | 45 |
| $250K to $300K | 13 |
| $300K and more | 3 |
Skills asked for in guidance, navigation and control engineer roles
Bars show the share of these 212 roles; one role can count in several rows.
Newest guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs
- Manager, GNC and Test EngineeringRainmaker · 🇺🇸Salt Lake City, UT—
- Software Engineer, State Estimation FoundationsBedrock Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—HybridRustC++
- Senior GNC EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$169K - $216KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Technical Program Manager - Guidance & RoutingZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$202K - $236KSeniorJiraSmartsheetProject management
- Flight Control Law Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$128KInternPythonC++Test planning
- Flight Guidance Intern (Summer 2027)Reliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$128KInternPythonC++Test planning
- Staff Guidance Navigation and Control Software Engineer (GNC)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States; Santa Ana, Califor…$220K - $292KLead and aboveMATLABComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer - Ranger (R6391)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$171K - $257KPythonC++Linux
- Navigation EngineerXona Space · 🇺🇸Burlingame, California$120K - $170KPythonC++
- GNC Engineer (Falcon)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++
- Staff Engineer, State Estimation (R5783)Shield AI · Remote—RemoteLead and abovePythonC++Linux
- GNC Software EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States · +2 more locations$160K - $240KLinuxCI/CDAgile
- Senior GNC EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$160K - $235KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Applied Scientist – State Estimation & IntegrationRai · 🇨🇭Zurich—PythonC++Linux
- Navigation Engineer (Precise Navigation)Harmattan Ai · 🇫🇷Paris—
- GNC Software EngineerXona Space · 🇺🇸Burlingame, California$165K - $190KPythonC++Linux
- GNC EngineerHarmattan Ai · 🇺🇸Austin · +4 more locations—PythonC++Embedded C
- Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems (RX) (R5999)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$174K - $261KLead and aboveTest planningMechatronicsHydraulics
- State Estimation Engineer (R4602)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$275K - $412KC++LinuxCUDA
- GNC Engineer (Dragon)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++
- GNC Engineer H/FAlta Ares · 🇫🇷Paris—PythonC++MATLAB
- Principal Spacecraft GNC EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$200K - $260KLead and aboveJiraQuantitative analysisSalesforce administration
- Spacecraft GNC EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$112K - $180KPythonC++MATLAB
- Spacecraft GNC Engineer (Early)Apex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$100K - $135KPythonC++MATLAB
- GNC Engineer - Navigation Sensors and AlgorithmsK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$110K - $200KRustPythonC++
- GNC Engineer - Trajectory Design and Guidance EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$120K - $200KRustPythonC++
- Director of Business Development — Solid Rocket Motors / Divert Attitude Control SystemsVoyager Technologies, Inc. · 🇺🇸Folsom, CA$195K - $210KLead and above
- Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer (R4815)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$160K - $360KGoPythonC++
- Staff Guidance Navigation And Controls EngineerShield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$188K - $281KLead and aboveRustC++C
- State Estimation Engineer (R4783)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$275K - $412KC++LinuxCUDA
- Perception & State Estimation Engineer - DoorDash AirDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$199K - $292KRustPythonC++
- GNC Engineering InternAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$40 - $55 an hourInternRustPythonC++
- Flight Controls EngineerDominion Dynamics · 🇨🇦Montreal—AgileMATLAB
- Senior GNC Software EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$191K - $254KSeniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- GNC Software EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$167K - $222KPythonC++Machine Learning
- Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA · +1 more location$162K - $270KSeniorJiraSecurity clearanceQuantitative analysis
- Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA · +1 more location$132K - $220KSeniorJiraSecurity clearanceQuantitative analysis
- Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer - Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$198K - $270KLead and aboveJiraSecurity clearanceQuantitative analysis
- GNC Engineer, Collision Avoidance (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$125K - $165KPythonC++Test planning
- Staff Engineer, Aircraft Trajectory Modeling (R5787)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—Lead and abovePythonC++Linux
- Senior Staff Engineer, Flight Control Actuation Systems - Ranger (R6327)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$209K - $313KLead and aboveSecurity clearanceTest planningMechatronics
- 2027 New Grad GNC EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$117K - $154KJuniorMATLABComputer VisionControl systems
- Staff Deep Learning Engineer, State Estimation (R5785)Shield AI · Remote—RemoteLead and abovePythonPyTorchComputer Vision
- GNC Performance Engineer IRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$106K - $160KRustPythonC++
- Co-Op, Robot Perception & State EstimationLila Sciences · 🇺🇸Cambridge, MA USA—InternPythonC++Linux
- Senior Flight Control Systems EngineerQuest Defense Systems & Solutions, Inc. · 🇺🇸Wichita, Kansas · +2 more locations$130K - $180KSeniorMATLAB
- Sr. Guidance EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$215K - $300KSeniorPythonC++C
- Flight Guidance EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$185K - $245KPythonC++C
- GNC Software Engineer (Civil Aviation)Airspace Intelligence.com · 🇺🇸Boston, US$200K - $300KRustPythonLLM
- Flight Controls & Guidance Software EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$160K - $240KLinuxCI/CDAgile
- Staff Software Engineer, Navigation and ControlAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveMATLABComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- 2027 Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer InternAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States—InternMATLABComputer VisionControl systems
- Flight Control Laws EngineerVertical Aerospace · 🇬🇧Bristol Office—MATLAB
- Guidance Software EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$160K - $280KLinuxCI/CDAgile
- Principal Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$210K - $338KLead and above
- GNC Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Littleton, CO$81K - $102KPythonC++MATLAB
- Spacecraft GNC EngineerMuon Space · Remote$166K - $219KRemotePythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Spacecraft GNC EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$152K - $209KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- (Senior) GNC Engineer - Navigation, Flight Software (m/f/d)Isar Aerospace SE · 🇩🇪Parsdorf, Bavaria, Germany—SeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Principal Guidance, Navigation, and Control EngineerVoyager Technologies, Inc. · 🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA—Lead and abovePythonJiraAgile
- Senior GNC EngineerNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$164K - $228KSeniorPythonC++
- Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Internship - Summer 2027Varda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States—InternPythonC++MATLAB
- GNC Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Muon Space · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternPythonC++Export controls
- GNC Hardware Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)Muon Space · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternExport controlsMechatronics
- Staff Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike - MissilesAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $292KLead and aboveC++JiraAgile
- Staff Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer, Air Dominance & StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $292KLead and aboveRustC++Jira
- 2027 Internship State Estimation, Learned Mapping & Semantic SLAMBedrock Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternRustPythonC++
- Software Engineer - Onboard Maps and State EstimationApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$190K - $265KC++Test planningControl systems
- GNC Hardware EngineerMuon Space · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$157K - $179KTest planningExport controlsMechatronics
- Software Engineer, GNCAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$129K - $171KRustC++Machine Learning
- Senior GNC EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇬🇧🇦🇺Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · +1 more location—SeniorC++MATLABROS
- Guidance, Navigation and Control EngineerSwarmaero · 🇺🇸Seattle$145K - $240KHybridMATLABControl systemsSimulink
- GNC Engineer, Space Emerging TalentAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$117K - $154KPythonC++Linux
- GNC Simulation Engineer IRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$110K - $164KRustPythonC++
- Principal State Estimation EngineerEchodyne Corp · 🇺🇸Kirkland, WA$165K - $247KLead and abovePythonC++Machine Learning
- Software Engineer, GNC ModelingAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$129K - $171KRustPythonC++
- Senior Software Engineer, GNC ModelingAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$191K - $253KSeniorRustPythonC++
- Senior Mission Design and Navigation EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$148K - $222KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Software Engineer, State Estimation & LocalizationBedrock Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—HybridRustC++
- Senior Software Engineer, State EstimationAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Broomfield, Colorado, United States$165K - $219KSeniorPythonC++Machine Learning
- GNC EngineerSpire · 🇬🇧Glasgow—PythonC++Linux
- Guidance, Navigation, & Control EngineerHelsing · 🇩🇪Munich—RustPythonJava
- GNC Software Engineer (Mid-Level to Senior)Astro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$140K - $230KSeniorRustPythonC++
- State Estimation & Navigation LeadNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$192K - $268KLead and abovePythonC++
- Software Engineer - State Estimation & Prediction (III)Lodestar · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, US$115K - $174KPythonC++Docker
- Guidance, Navigation & Control EngineerHelsing · 🇬🇧London—RustPythonJava
- GNC Engineer - Embedded Controls (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$125K - $165KPythonC++MATLAB
- Supply Chain Manager - Payload/GNC/Electro-mechanicalAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$120K - $195KContract negotiationRF engineeringProcurement
- GNC EngineerStoke Space · 🇺🇸Kent, Washington$110K - $148KAgileMATLAB
- Senior GNC EngineerRocket Lab · 🇳🇿Auckland, NZ—SeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- Flight Software & GNC Intern - Spring/Summer 2027Hermeus · 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA$25 - $33 an hourInternPythonC++MATLAB
- Principal GNC EngineerReflect Orbital · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$130K - $220KLead and aboveRustPythonC++
- Senior GNC EngineerReflect Orbital · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$130K - $220KSeniorRustPythonC++
- GNC Engineer, ADCS (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++Linux
- GNC Engineer, Phased Array Devices (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++Angular
- GNC Engineer, ADCS (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$125K - $165KPythonC++Quantitative analysis
- GNC Engineer, Starlink Controls (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$125K - $165KPythonC++MATLAB
- GNC Engineer, Orbit Determination/Stargaze (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$125K - $165KPythonC++Git
- Senior GNC EngineerApplied · 🇬🇧London—SeniorPythonC++Docker
- State Estimation Engineer, Data Collection SystemsFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $300KPythonC++Machine Learning
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Who is hiring for guidance, navigation and control engineer roles
Where guidance, navigation and control engineer roles are
- 🇺🇸United States178
- 🇺🇸California115
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA34
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area26
- 🇪🇺Europe21
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA15
- 🇺🇸Texas14
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO8
- 🇨🇭Switzerland7
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom6
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What guidance, navigation and control engineer roles pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $160K | 77 |
| Senior | $193K | 46 |
| Lead and above | $233K | 28 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Kinds of work close to this one
Roles where employers ask for the same skills. The bar shows how much the skill lists overlap; the text names the shared skills and, where 30 postings state pay, the median advertised pay there.
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Guidance, navigation and control engineer salaryQuestions about guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs
- What is a guidance, navigation and control engineer job?
- In a guidance, navigation and control engineer job, a person writes the algorithms that tell a rocket, aircraft or robot where it is and steer it where it should go. 212 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
- How many guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs are open right now?
- There are 212 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs at 61 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 19 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (30), SpaceX (23), Rocket Lab (13), Harmattan Ai (12) and Shield AI (10). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs?
- 5 of the 212 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs (2%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs pay?
- The median advertised salary is $191K, based on 153 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $155K and $222K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get a guidance, navigation and control engineer job?
- 14 of the 212 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs (7%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 123 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 61 companies are hiring and 19 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs?
- 52 of the 212 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs (25%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, PyTorch. Employers still list 212 such roles today at 61 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs ask for?
- Most often C++ (74%), Python (65%), Control systems (47%), MATLAB (42%), Hardware testing (32%) of the 212 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs?
- GNC Engineer (36), Senior GNC Engineer (18), Guidance (11), Software Engineer (7), GNC Software Engineer (7): the most common titles among the 212 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
- 212 guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 61 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 19 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $191K. 5 (2%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.











