Navigation Algorithm Design Engineer - Bristol

Technical Engineering
Ref: 8813 Date Posted: Thursday 31 Jul 2025

Location:              Bristol, Avon

Salary:                   Up to £55,000 P/A + benefits (Including Bonus, Overtime, Pension)

Hours:                   37 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a Navigation Algorithm Design Engineer to join an ambitious, highly regarded, scientific engineering / manufacturing business that are in a position of sustained growth.

The Navigation Algorithm Design Engineer will work on fast-moving projects to develop and evaluate navigation algorithms. Researching, developing, testing, and evaluating algorithms as part of the wider complex system solution. 

The Navigation Algorithm Design Engineer will be part of a dynamic team within a Guidance, Control and Navigation Department and will have the opportunity to work across a range of research activities, which include; Research studies, both externally and internally funded, to investigate algorithms for future developments; Algorithms to support initial system feasibility and concept studies; Algorithms in support of assessment and development programmes; and Algorithms to support upgrades for in-service products.

Benefits of working here:

  • State of the art technology & innovation
  • External learning and development encouraged.
  • Light and airy university type campus.
  • Friendly environment!
    • Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More…

Skills Required 

  • Strong programming skills are required including MATLAB.
  • Ideally PhD qualified and with relevant industrial experience or Degree with a strong mathematical content e.g., Aerospace Engineering, Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
  • Previous demonstrable programming, real-time implementation, validation & verification, and navigation experience.
  • Relevant experience with state-of-the-art navigation algorithms, Navigation Algorithm design, comparative evaluation and testing is a strong advantage.

You will need to be either a full UK citizen or dual national with British citizenship, as you will need to secure UK security clearance, potentially to DV level in the future.

Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment

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