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Specifically, you will be a key driver on a new electrical tactical munition project. Working closely with the system, hardware, and vision teams, you will guide the platform's flight dynamics from early R&D phases through to field-proven maturity, ensuring it is highly maneuverable and pinpoint accurate.\nResponsibilities:\nDrive the design, simulation, and implementation of advanced flight control algorithms for a high-dynamic, tube-launched platform flying at 100m/s.\nDevelop and maintain 6-DOF mathematical models of the system's flight dynamics and aerodynamic responses through rapid iterations.\nIntegrate flight control loops with the electro-optical computer vision system to enable a seamless \"Fire-and-Forget\" terminal homing phase.\nDeploy, configure, and tune control laws using Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) simulations prior to live testing.\nAnalyze flight logs and telemetry data from weekly tactical field tests to optimize flight envelopes and resolve dynamic anomalies.\nWork closely with cross-functional teams to ensure control algorithms translate into robust technical solutions on physical microcontrollers.\nRequirements\n5+ years of experience in flight control, guidance, or navigation algorithms.\nBachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems, or a related field (M.Sc. is an advantage).\nDeep knowledge of flight dynamics, kinematics, and modern control theory.\nProven experience leading the development of control laws for UAVs, loitering munitions, or FPV platforms through rapid prototyping.\nStrong proficiency in C/C++ and MATLAB/Simulink.\nFamiliarity with FPV drone development and operations - a strong advantage.","description_format":"text","description_chars":1922,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Israel","iso":"IL","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Ammunition","Defense AI"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T21:59:01Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-07T18:19:15Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-10-14T07:50:45Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":21,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.588,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":56,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kela-lead-flight-control-engineer-tactical-munitions","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kela-lead-flight-control-engineer-tactical-munitions.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T11:51:40Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":18318,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1971233},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1971233"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fkela-lead-flight-control-engineer-tactical-munitions"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fkela-lead-flight-control-engineer-tactical-munitions"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fkela-lead-flight-control-engineer-tactical-munitions"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/kela-lead-flight-control-engineer-tactical-munitions\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fkela-lead-flight-control-engineer-tactical-munitions"}]}