Role summary

We are hiring a Founding Aerospace Controls/Firmware Engineer. You will be responsible for the flight control algorithms and control firmware that gets the missile on target.

You should expect to relocate to Kyiv soon after joining and work mostly from there, with some time in the UK. In Kyiv, you will work directly with the Ukrainian military and scale production using front-line feedback. You will not operate near front-line areas and you will work from Ukraine only while the security situation remains stable.

What you will do

• Refine, implement in firmware and test control algorithms in live fire tests
• Develop detonation and safety logic
• Guide flight controller development and integrate sensors
• Guide the design of aerodynamic surfaces
• Use simulation selectively where it accelerates learning, but prioritise real-world testing
• Integrate seeker and flight controls

Requirements

• Significant hands-on experience building firmware and implementing control algorithms on physical systems
• Experience shipping real systems under time pressure
• High personal drive and tolerance for long, intense work periods
• Comfortable owning ambiguous problems end-to-end

Nice to have

• Startup experience or fast-paced R&D experience
• Experience with CAD, electronics or computer vision
• Serious engineering projects outside work or university
• Military background
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