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Guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California
115 open roles for GNC engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, SpaceX, True Anomaly, Reliable Robotics and Rocket Lab have the most. 1 is remote and the median advertised salary is $193K.
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- 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
- Navigation EngineerXona Space · 🇺🇸Burlingame, California$120K - $170KPythonC++
- GNC Engineer (Falcon)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++
- GNC Software EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States · +2 more locations$160K - $240KLinuxCI/CDAgile
- Senior GNC EngineerK2 Space · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$160K - $235KSeniorRustPythonC++
- GNC Software EngineerXona Space · 🇺🇸Burlingame, California$165K - $190KPythonC++Linux
- GNC Engineer (Dragon)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++
- 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
- Perception & State Estimation Engineer - DoorDash AirDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$199K - $292KRustPythonC++
- GNC Engineering InternAstro Mechanica · 🇺🇸San Francisco$40 - $55 an hourInternRustPythonC++
- Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$162K - $270KSeniorJiraSecurity clearanceQuantitative analysis
- Senior Spacecraft GNC Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $220KSeniorJiraSecurity clearanceQuantitative analysis
- Principal Spacecraft GNC Engineer - Secret ClearanceRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$198K - $270KLead and aboveJiraSecurity clearanceQuantitative analysis
- Staff Engineer, Aircraft Trajectory Modeling (R5787)Shield AI · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA, US—Lead and abovePythonC++Linux
- 2027 New Grad GNC EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$117K - $154KJuniorMATLABComputer VisionControl systems
- GNC Performance Engineer IRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$106K - $160KRustPythonC++
- Sr. Guidance EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$215K - $300KSeniorPythonC++C
- Flight Guidance EngineerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$185K - $245KPythonC++C
- 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
- 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
- Senior Spacecraft GNC EngineerApex Technology · 🇺🇸Los Angeles$152K - $209KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- 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
- 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++
- Senior Mission Design and Navigation EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$148K - $222KSeniorPythonMATLAB
- Software Engineer, State Estimation & LocalizationBedrock Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—HybridRustC++
- 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
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Who is hiring for guidance, navigation and control engineer roles in California
Where guidance, navigation and control engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States115
- 🇺🇸California115
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA33
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area26
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO8
- 🇺🇸Atlanta, GA2
- 🇺🇸San Diego, CA1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What guidance, navigation and control engineer roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $170K | 52 |
| Senior | $197K | 28 |
| Lead and above | $242K | 21 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California
- How many guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 115 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California at 33 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 11 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 in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (17), SpaceX (9), Reliable Robotics (8), True Anomaly (8) and Xona Space (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California?
- 1 of the 115 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California (1%) 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 in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $193K, based on 102 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $160K and $225K. 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 one of the guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California?
- 10 of the 115 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California (9%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 68 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 33 companies are hiring and 11 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 in California?
- 27 of the 115 open guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California (23%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, PyTorch. Employers still list 115 such roles today at 33 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often C++ (77%), Python (64%), MATLAB (44%), Control systems (41%), Security clearance (32%) of the 115 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California?
- GNC Engineer (17), Senior GNC Engineer (11), Software Engineer (5), GNC Software Engineer (5), Guidance (5): the most common titles among the 115 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 115 guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 33 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 11 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $193K. 1 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for guidance, navigation and control engineer jobs in California?
- 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.







