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General Dynamics Mission Systems · 1 week ago

Navigation Fusion Engineer GPS-Denied

Scottsdale, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$183K/yr - $203K/yr

10+ years exp

General Dynamics Mission Systems is seeking a highly skilled Navigation Fusion Engineer with expertise in Kalman filtering and cutting-edge sensor fusion techniques for GPS-denied environments. This role will contribute to the development and integration of navigation solutions for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV).

AerospaceBusiness Information SystemsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySensor

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and implement advanced sensor fusion algorithms using Extended Kalman Filters (EKF), Unscented Kalman Filters (UKF), and Nonlinear Observers

Develop and refine tightly coupled and loosely coupled navigation solutions integrating IMU, odometry, vision (VIO/SVO), LiDAR, magnetometers, and barometers

Evaluate and deploy factor graph-based SLAM and probabilistic inference frameworks (e.g., GTSAM, iSAM2) for persistent localization in GPS-denied environments

Contribute to algorithm development for multi-sensor fusion frameworks, including Deep Learning-Augmented Inertial Navigation, event-based sensors, and semantic fusion

Conduct performance evaluations under degraded or denied GNSS conditions, including urban canyons, subterranean, and electronic warfare environments

Work cross-functionally with autonomy, guidance, perception, and embedded software teams

Develop and support simulation frameworks (e.g., Gazebo, AirSim, ROS2) for testing navigation systems in virtual environments

Qualification

Kalman Filter variantsGNSS-denied navigationC++PythonROS/ROS2Deep learning-enhanced navigationFactor Graph optimizationAgile experienceHardware-in-the-loop testingPublicationsPatents

Required

Requires a Bachelors degree in Software Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field

10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience

Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire

U.S. citizenship is required

10+ years of experience in navigation algorithm development with proven track record on deployed systems

Expert in Kalman Filter variants (EKF, UKF, IEKF, Particle Filters) and modern Bayesian estimation methods

Strong experience with GNSS-denied navigation techniques including Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO/SVO), LiDAR-Inertial Odometry (LIO), DVL integration (for maritime), Zero-velocity updates (ZUPT) for foot-mounted or stationary UGVs, Cooperative Localization / SWaP-C-constrained fusion for munitions

Proficiency with C++ and Python in real-time or embedded systems

Familiarity with ROS/ROS2, GTSAM, NavFusion engines like NavVis, u-blox, and VectorNav SDKs

Experience in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and integration with real-time operating systems (RTOS)

Preferred

Experience with Factor Graph optimization, graph-SLAM, and incremental smoothing (iSAM2)

Deep learning-enhanced navigation (e.g., DeepVO, LSTM-IMU fusion)

Event-based camera fusion

Cold-start estimation and initialization robustness

Knowledge of STAN, BayesOpt, or GP-based estimation for adaptive sensor tuning

Publications or patents in navigation, estimation theory, or multi-sensor fusion

Benefits

401k matching

Flex time off

Paid parental leave

Healthcare benefits

Health & wellness programs

Employee resource and social groups

Company

General Dynamics Mission Systems

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General Dynamics Mission Systems designs and delivers critical systems and products for defense and cybersecurity customers. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics.

Founded in 1952

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees