Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Location: Greater Los Angeles Area, CA

Department: Engineering

Our mission at Skyryse is nothing less than a new era in flight, where fatalities are nearly zero, piloting any aircraft is simple and safe, and the sky is accessible to all. SkyOS, our industry-first universal operating system for flight, provides any airplane or helicopter with a fly-by-wire flight management solution that significantly reduces the complexity of flying. Skyryse One, our first production aircraft powered by SkyOS, was unveiled in 2024 and features the simplest, safest, and most intuitive flight controls in general aviation.

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineering Intern - El Segundo, CA

This is a full-time (40 hours / week) internship based in our El Segundo office. As an Engineering Intern on our Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) Team, you will work on challenging technical projects that align with our business and product needs. You will help support the technical direction for architecting and implementing path planning, state estimation, and/flight control algorithms on board our aircraft. 

This internship is based in our El Segundo office. The Summer Intern Program will run for 12 weeks starting in May / June depending on your academic calendar.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design Guidance, Navigation, and Control algorithms and analysis tools. This includes Flight Envelope Protection design, Dynamics Modeling, Controls, and State Estimation Algorithms
• Analyze flight test data, support 6-DoF Simulation and Monte Carlo Analysis, and assess GNC performance of aircraft systems
• Contribute to documentation for design, analysis, verification, validation, and specification of test procedures and results
• Support Hardware in the Loop (HIL) and flight test campaigns

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently enrolled in a university pursuing your Bachelors or Masters in an engineering discipline (Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering)
• Graduating between December 2026 & June 2027
• Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently pursuing a Graduates level degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
• Prior internship experience in aviation a bonus
• Familiarity with Git and JIRA
• Background in Linear Dynamics and Controls Analysis or State Estimation Algorithms (e.g Extended Kalman Filtering)

WHY SKYRYSE?

• The opportunity to change the world through improving aviation safety and accessibility
• Salary Range: $35-40 / Hour
• A company with an ambitious vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, motivated, and fun to work-with colleagues!

COME AS YOU ARE

Skyryse is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.