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Guidance and Control Engineer The Vydar Group Other Engineering Posted on Jul 30, 2026 Apply now As a Guidance and Control Engineer, you will play a key role in developing and scaling Vydar's next-generation defence technology. You will work closely with our founding team and technical partners to bring our solutions from lab to field deployment.You will develop guidance and control software for constrained hardware and AI edge computing devices used in defense applications. This includes systems for missile platforms, UAVs, drones, and distributed sensing networks. Building NPU based navigation software for electromagnetic contested environments (no GPS) or interception.You will join a team of 7 to 10 highly skilled engineers with backgrounds in aerospace, microelectronics, embedded hardware and software, and machine vision. Key Responsibilities· Design, implement, and maintain guidance software using visual data· Identification and offloading computationally heavy algorithms to different parts of SoC· Implementation of machine perception/vision algorithms· Design, implement and maintain application software· Optimize performance, latency, and power consumption· Support field testing, system bring-up, and on-site validation of deployed systems RequirementsWe value enthusiasm, motivation, and a strong willingness to learn.Please consider applying even if you do not meet all listed requirements.·· Degree in Control Systems, Robotics or Aerospace or any other relevant degree· MSc preferred, BSc considered with relevant experience· Experience with control engineering and practical implementation on constraint hardware· Experience with control or guidance engineering including targeting, VIO or optical flow.·· Experience with machine vision applications· Ability to debug complex system-level issues independently· Good communication in English (Dutch is a plus)· NATO-friendly citizenship or valid EU work permit Technologies and Too...