# Senior Navigation Scientist - Quantum Sensing

About the role We are seeking a new Senior Navigation Scientist to help improve navigation performance in GPS-denied or contested environments by making the best use of information provided by Q-CTRL’s quantum sensors. You will work closely with experts in quantum sensing to deliver novel navigation capabilities that solve pressing challenges in maritime and aeronautical positioning and navigation. A key focus of the role will be developing robust navigation algorithms that extract the maximum value from our highly sensitive quantum sensors, including methods to suppress magnetic and vibrational noise generated by the host platform. The algorithms, signal processing, automation, and data analytics you develop will inform the design, build, and operation of our quantum sensors for a given navigation end-user or application. What you’ll be doing: Be part of an established and growing team focused on quantum sensing for a variety of industry sectors such as aerospace, defence, geophysical exploration and Earth observation Develop new navigation algorithms, sensor fusion strategies, and modeling capability for different navigation scenarios, including those involving unaided dead recko

- **Id**: 3600733
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/q-ctrl-senior-navigation-scientist-quantum-sensing>
- **Role**: Quantum
- **Role family**: Quantum
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sydney, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T05:51:05Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T12:02:02Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3469
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Quantum Science & Computing, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 6563
- **Name**: Q-CTRL
- **Domain**: q-ctrl.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/q-ctrl>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

## Technologies

- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Sensor Fusion** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Australia** — Iso: AU; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T08:47:15Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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