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# Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer at Skyryse

- **Company:** Skyryse
- **Location:** El Segundo, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-07-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/skyryse/jobs/8042688

## Job description

We’re on a mission to make the skies safe and accessible for everyone. Our technology gives pilots greater control by simplifying the management of any aircraft during standard flight operations, inclement weather, and emergencies. Our SkyOS solution, rigorously and relentlessly developed by skilled and dedicated Skyrysers, is the key to unlocking this unbounded future. Our technology, combined with our commitment to saving lives and our passion for aviation, will empower everyone to experience the joy and freedom of flight.

GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL ENGINEER - EL SEGUNDO, CA

As a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer, you will help shape the technical direction for architecting and implementing all path planning, motion planning, and flight control algorithms on board our aircraft. You will play a critical role in developing the spatial technology that will impact the viability of our bold objective to make aviation safer and more accessible to all.

## RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Assist with all Guidance, Navigation, and Control functions  and analysis activities including dynamic trajectory planning and Flight Envelope Protection design
- Support GNC design specifications generation, validation and verification activities
- Generate documentation for design, analysis, specification and test procedures and results
- Develop analysis tools and algorithm using a Matlab/Simulink environment
- Support Hardware in the Loop (HIL) and flight test activities
- Work in a collaborative manner with other engineering disciplines such as Perception, Safety, Certification and Systems, Flight Test and lines of business as appropriate
- Perform other duties as assigned

## MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Controls, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years of professional working experience
- Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink
- Knowledge in programming in C++ and Python
- Familiarity with Git and JIRA
- Demonstrated competence with multivariable system modeling and control, analysis and simulation in aircraft applications

## PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering discipline
- 5+ years of professional working experience
- Demonstrated competence with multivariable system modeling and control, analysis and simulation in aircraft applications
- Demonstrated experience with Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) architectures and deployment in aerospace applications is highly desired.
- Experience with Aircraft Control Law specifications, analysis, development, integration, HIL simulation, flight test, and data analysis
- Experience in optimization, path and motion planning for constrained dynamical systems
- Experience in linear and non-linear flight dynamic models development by using System ID tools and methods
- Experience in developing the other subsystem dynamic models, such as actuators, sensors, etc in accordance with the need of GNC activities
- Experience working as part of a team that has transitioned to production automation solutions for complex dynamic systems
- Familiarity with FAR Part 23/25/27/29, ARP 4761/4754A, DO-178 and other aerospace regulations/processes/standards

WHY SKYRYSE?

- The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility
- Salary Range: $120,000 - $180,000 depending on experience
- Valuable stock option plan
- Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans

- Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually.  PTO and sick days must be used in accordance with Company policy.

- A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!

Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Employment is contingent upon confirmation of authorization to export in accordance with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security Export Administration Regulations.

NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.

## About Skyryse

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Skyryse is an aviation hardware and software company developing a universal operating system for flight (SkyOS) and its first production helicopter, the Skyryse One, to dramatically improve flight safety.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Mark Groden

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
- **Target Customers**: B2B – U.S. military, law enforcement agencies, private operators, emergency medical services (EMS), and disaster response organizations.
- **Mission/Purpose**: To reduce aviation fatalities to nearly zero by simplifying aircraft control through automation.

## Products & Services
- **SkyOS™**: A universal operating system for flight that automates critical maneuvers (takeoff, hover, landing, autorotation) and provides intelligent envelope protection. Can be integrated into any aircraft type.
- **Skyryse One™**: The first production helicopter fully powered by SkyOS. Features simplified single‑finger controls and automated emergency management, enabling safe flight in degraded conditions (e.g., zero‑visibility landings).

Both offerings combine hardware (cockpit interfaces, actuators) and software (guidance, navigation, and control algorithms).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $578.5M (as of October 2021 Series B)
- **Annual Revenue**: Estimated $15.0M (per LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors**: Monashee Investment Management (lead Series B), Eclipse, Venrock, Cantos, Infinite Capital. Advisory board includes former FAA Chief Counsel, former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, and retired U.S. military leaders.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 15.7% YoY to ~181 employees; LinkedIn followers increased 28.1% YoY. Partnerships span U.S. military, law enforcement, and EMS operators.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Universal Applicability**: SkyOS can be retrofitted into any aircraft, giving the company a broad addressable market beyond a single airframe.
- **Proven Automation Firsts**: First aircraft to achieve fully automated autorotation and zero‑visibility landing, controlled by a single finger swipe.
- **Deep Patent Portfolio**: 60+ patents held by founder Mark Groden in aerial vehicle automation.
- **High‑Profile Advisors**: Decades of regulatory, military, and aerospace experience (former FAA certification chief, former NTSB vice chairman, retired generals) lends credibility for certification.

## Strategic Focus
- **Certification & Scaling**: Working toward formal FAA certification of SkyOS and Skyryse One, while expanding partnerships across military, government, and commercial aviation sectors globally.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Actively hiring engineers (systems, mechanical, GNC, software), certification specialists, and business development roles to scale operations.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Strong emphasis on safety, simplicity, quality, integrity, and collaboration. Mission‑driven work with a goal of saving lives.
- **Benefits**: Competitive compensation including equity (stock options), comprehensive medical/dental/vision, 20 days accrued vacation plus holidays and sick time, daily catered lunch, free onsite gym, relocation package, and wellness programs.
- **Work Environment**: On‑site roles available at multiple California locations (El Segundo HQ, Hawthorne labs, Camarillo flight line). Engineering team spans software, hardware, GNC, testing, and advanced technologies.
- **Growth**: High‑growth private company with a clear trajectory toward certification and commercialization; employees have ownership stake.

## Sources
1. [skyryse.com](https://www.skyryse.com/)
2. [skyryse.com/about](https://www.skyryse.com/about)
3. [skyryse.com/careers](https://www.skyryse.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/skyryse](https://www.linkedin.com/company/skyryse)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/skyryse](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/skyryse)

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