Guidance Control and Navigation (GCN) EngineerLocation: Bristol, UK (Hybrid) Salary: 70,000- 80,000 Type: Full-time, PermanentAbout the OpportunityA technology-focused company based in the UK is seeking a specialist in Guidance, Control, and Navigation to help design cutting-edge algorithms for autonomous aerial platforms. The business balances growth opportunities, robust support, and the agility of a scale-up culture, empowering engineers to develop solutions which advance global safety.The RoleAlgorithm Development: Design and implement advanced guidance, navigation, and control algorithms (notably skid-to-turn control) for precision targeting and agile drone manoeuvres.Behavioural Logic: Create and refine sophisticated mission logic for autonomy and targeting using Behaviour Trees.Prototyping and Simulation: Build and validate algorithms in Python, working with leading scientific computing libraries.Integration: Deploy and test GNC software on hardware-in-the-loop systems and operational flight units, using the PX4 autopilot.Performance Analysis: Analyse simulation and real-world test data; adapt approaches to ensure robust, reliable operation in dynamic scenarios.Essential CriteriaDegree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related subject. A postgraduate qualification is highly desirable.In-depth expertise in skid-to-turn control strategies, including control law derivation and implementation.Advanced Python programming for algorithm development ..... full job details .....