Swarm Aero
The Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer at Swarm Aero leads the creation of control systems for swarming aircraft, establishing processes and tools for vehicle modeling and GNC algorithm development. This role is critical to testing and validating the aircraft through simulation, subscale, ground, and full-scale flight tests. The position supports the company's mission to mobilize swarms of autonomous assets and empower human operators with advanced Command & Control software.
Company Size
11-50 employees
Swarm designs and fields autonomous unmanned aerial systems and command software that let small teams mobilize large-scale UAV swarms. Their platform — built from the ground up for swarming — emphasizes radical efficiency, resilience in communications‑limited and contested environments, and the ability to coordinate thousands of uncrewed vehicles. Positioned for defense and mission-critical use, Swarm combines human command with scalable autonomy to deliver overwhelming presence and distributed capability.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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