Singularity Defense
Director of GNC
Gardena, CA · Director
No sponsorshipDetected 21 days ago
Business DevelopmentMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringSensorsLeadershipActuators
About the role
- Oversee development of midcourse and terminal guidance solutions, including performance in GPS-denied or electronically contested environments.
- Direct modeling and simulation efforts, including 6-DOF simulations, Monte Carlo analysis, and performance trade studies.
- Ensure robust integration across seekers, inertial navigation systems (INS), actuators, propulsion systems, flight software, and warhead interfaces.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing GNC engineering team supporting missile development programs.
- Define and execute GNC architectures, including guidance laws, autopilot design, state estimation, and navigation filtering.
- Lead hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), and system integration lab (SIL) activities.
- Support ground and flight test campaigns, including pre-flight readiness reviews, telemetry analysis, and post-flight anomaly resolution.
- Partner with Program Management and Business Development in proposal efforts, technical volume development, and customer engagements.
- Manage budget, staffing plans, subcontractor oversight, and schedule performance.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in GNC development for missile, hypersonic, or high-speed flight systems.
- 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams in defense programs.
Nice to have
- Strong understanding of missile system integration and flight test execution.
- Active Secret clearance required
- Top Secret preferred.
- Preferred Experience Experience with boost, midcourse, and terminal phase guidance architectures.
- Familiarity with seeker technologies (RF, IR, multi-mode).
- Experience in hypersonic or high-Mach flight regimes.
- Background in production transition and reliability growth for fielded missile systems.
- Experience operating in classified program environments.
Company info
- We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA.
- Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms.
- With a world-class business development & leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.
- Position Overview The Director of GNC Engineering for Missile Systems leads the design, development, integration, and fielding of advanced guidance, navigation, and control solutions for tactical and strategic missile platforms.
- This role is responsible for delivering high-reliability, mission-critical flight performance in highly dynamic and contested operational environments.
- The Director provides technical leadership across the full lifecycle-from concept development and proposal capture through flight test, production, and sustainment-while ensuring compliance with DoD requirements, security protocols, and program performance objectives.
- Ensure compliance with applicable MIL-STDs, airworthiness requirements, safety certifications, and cybersecurity standards.
- Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (Master's or PhD preferred).
- Deep expertise in: Guidance law design (e.g., proportional navigation, optimal guidance) Autopilot and control system design State estimation and sensor fusion (INS/GNSS integration) High-dynamic flight environments Experience with 6-DOF simulation environments and real-time embedded flight systems.
- Active Secret clearance required; Top Secret preferred.
Apply directly at Singularity Defense →Create a free account for alerts like thisView Singularity Defense immigration profile
This listing is sourced directly from Singularity Defense's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.