Senior GNC Software Engineer

Title: Senior GNC Software Engineer

Location: Grand Prairie, Texas

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Covenant is a global defense company headquartered in Washington, D.C., building long-range precision strike weapons for the United States and its allies. Its flagship munition, Anthem, combines heavy payload and long range at a fraction of the cost of comparable legacy systems, with production volumes designed to meet the demands of prolonged conflict. Designed as an end-to-end weapon system that is simple to store, transport, and field, Anthem is produced in the United States, Germany, and Israel. For more information, visit

THE ROLE

We are seeking a Senior GNC Software Engineer to develop guidance, navigation, and control software for advanced autonomous systems. This role sits at the intersection of software, sensors, controls, and real-world vehicle performance.

The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, experience developing GNC algorithms, and exposure to the sensors and data-acquisition systems used to collect vehicle data and inform GNC software.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop and integrate guidance, navigation, and control software for autonomous systems.
• Interface with and process data from sensors including IMUs, GPS/GNSS, cameras, LiDAR, radar, magnetometers, and other vehicle sensors.
• Develop algorithms for state estimation, sensor fusion, navigation, guidance, and control.
• Analyze sensor and vehicle data to improve system performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Develop and test GNC software in simulation and on real hardware.
• Support SIL/HIL, ground, and flight testing and analyze test results.
• Work closely with embedded, systems, electrical, mechanical, and test engineers to integrate software with vehicle hardware.
• Take algorithms from development and simulation through hardware integration and field/flight testing.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Controls, or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in GNC, controls, robotics, autonomous systems, or software engineering.
• Strong programming experience in C++, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience developing GNC, controls, navigation, estimation, or autonomy software.
• Experience working with real-world sensor data and sensor interfaces.
• Understanding of state estimation, sensor fusion, coordinate frames, and dynamic systems.
• Experience working with embedded or real-time systems.
• Active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with UAS, aircraft, munitions, spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, or robotics.
• Experience with EKF/UKF, inertial navigation, sensor fusion, or nonlinear estimation.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, ROS/ROS2, or similar tools.
• Experience with HIL/SIL testing and flight/vehicle telemetry.
• Defense or aerospace industry experience.