SENIOR NAVIGATION CONTROL ENGINEER – PADDINGTON (HYBRID)

KEY POINTS

• Hybrid role based in Paddington, London
• Salary up to £110,000 depending on experience
• Senior position focused on navigation, guidance, and control systems
• Opportunity to work on complex, real-world autonomous platforms

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Due to continued growth, we’re supporting a highly innovative technology organisation developing advanced autonomous and robotic systems. The business is recognised for solving challenging navigation and control problems in safety-critical environments, with a strong emphasis on engineering quality and long-term product development.

THE BENEFITS

• Hybrid working with flexibility around office presence
• Salary up to £110k with a competitive overall package
• Work on cutting-edge autonomy and navigation technology
• Collaborative engineering culture with clear progression

THE SENIOR NAVIGATION CONTROL ENGINEER ROLE:

As a Senior Navigation Control Engineer, you’ll take ownership of navigation, guidance, and control algorithms across complex autonomous systems. You’ll work closely with perception, autonomy, and embedded teams to deliver accurate, reliable, and safe vehicle behaviour in real-world environments.

The role spans algorithm development, system integration, simulation, and validation, with exposure to both research-driven problem solving and production-level engineering.

SENIOR NAVIGATION CONTROL ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Strong experience in navigation, guidance, and control (NGC) systems
• Solid grounding in control theory, state estimation, and sensor fusion
• Experience developing algorithms for autonomous or robotic platforms
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python within a real-time or embedded environment
• Experience working with GNSS, INS, IMU, SLAM, or related localisation technologies
• Comfortable validating algorithms through simulation, SIL/HIL, and real-world testing

TO BE CONSIDERED:

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via Daniel.Jones@searchability.com.

For further information please call me on 0203 763 3888 / 07704 152 638.

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Navigation Systems, Guidance & Control, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Control Theory, Sensor Fusion, SLAM, GNSS, INS, C++, Python, Real-Time Systems, Systems Engineering