Navigation Engineer

Job description

About Mach Industries Founded in 2022, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms . At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 220 employees , we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role: Build the next generation of navigation systems for unmanned aerial vehicles. Mach is looking to build a tightly coupled navigation system to fuse GNSS, optical, and magnetic navigational aids to estimate vehicle pose. Key Responsibilities: Develop sensor fusion algorithms to estimate pose of UAVs. Develop and integrate GNSS and LEO constellation navigational aids. Leverage optical techniques such as VIO to aid pose estimation. Characterize and integrate ine...