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Sopra Steria

IT consulting, digital services, and transformation

Ingénieur Navigation, Guidage et Trajectographie - Défense & Sécurité

Flight Dynamics & GNCConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLe Plessis-Robinson, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac+5 qualification from an engineering school or equivalent university program, ideally in aeronautics, electronics, embedded systems, or a related field.
  • Three to ten years of experience in one or more of the following areas: drones, missiles, autonomous systems, aeronautics, or defense.
  • Technical interest and ability to work in the defense and security environment.
  • The telepilot certification is an advantage, or the candidate must be able to obtain it quickly through strong knowledge of drones, FPV piloting, or model aircraft.
  • Technical English reading and speaking ability is desired.

Responsibilities

  • Develop onboard navigation functions.
  • Design multi-sensor fusion algorithms.
  • Improve positioning robustness in degraded GNSS environments.
  • Contribute to defining avionics architectures.
  • Develop guidance and target pursuit laws.
  • Design interception strategies for hostile drones.
  • Optimize trajectories to reduce engagement time.
  • Evaluate terminal guidance performance.
  • Develop autonomous pursuit and reacquisition modes.
  • Build dynamic models of drones and targets.
  • Run Monte Carlo simulations.
  • Study flight envelopes and interception domains.
  • Develop trajectory prediction tools.
  • Participate in flight-test campaigns.
  • Analyze telemetry and mission data.
  • Evaluate differences between models and observed behavior.
  • Produce performance analysis reports.
  • Develop embedded software components.
  • Integrate software into mission computers.
  • Participate in technical reviews and qualification processes.
  • Maintain simulation and analysis tools.

Desired Qualifications

  • Technical English reading and speaking ability.
  • Telepilot certification.

About the Company

Sopra Steria

IT consulting, digital services, and transformation

Sopra Steria provides consulting, digital services and solutions to help large organizations transform their business through technology. Its offerings cover strategy, systems integration, cloud, cyber security, software development, and managed services, designed to be delivered end to end—from assessing needs and designing a plan to implementing and operating IT systems. The company combines deep knowledge of many industries with a collaborative approach to tailor projects to each client and to deliver measurable, sustainable improvements in performance. Differentiators include its European scale (about 51,000 employees across roughly 30 countries), broad scope—from strategy to operation—and emphasis on practical outcomes that help clients stay competitive. The group’s goal is to put digital to work for its clients in a way that creates a positive, more productive future for all stakeholders.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1968

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