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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

What these jobs pay153 of them state a yearly range in US dollars (bands in thousands). The dark column holds the median, $191K.
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Can be done from home2%5 of 212 jobs
State the pay74%157 of 212 jobs
Are for beginners7%14 of 212 jobs
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Skills asked for in guidance, navigation and control engineer roles

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Newest guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs

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Where guidance, navigation and control engineer roles are

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What guidance, navigation and control engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$160K77
Senior$193K46
Lead and above$233K28

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.

Questions 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?
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