Ancil Marshall
Guidance Navigation and Controls (GNC) Group Manager
Guidance Navigation and Controls
Aircraft, Spacecraft, Orbital Dynamics
Modeling and Simulation
50 years old
Boston (02108) United States (Massachusetts)
Entrepreneur
Open to opportunities
As a former Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Group Manager, I led a talented and dynamic team of engineers to deliver innovative aircrafts. I am currently on sabbatical in Europe and the UK, where I am exploring new opportunities in Global Leadership, Management, Finance, and Sustainability.
Possesses over twenty years of Aerospace Engineering, Software and Management experience specializing in aircraft, missiles, launch vehicles, space vehicles, commercial drones and autonomy. Expert in a wide-range of GNC responsibilities such modeling, design and analysis, simulation, integration and flight test. Strong project and people management skills demonstrated by leading various multi-disciplinary teams on diverse projects.
Registered Remote Pilot (Drones) in USA, UK, France, Switzerland. Pilots consumer video and FPV drones.
Possesses over twenty years of Aerospace Engineering, Software and Management experience specializing in aircraft, missiles, launch vehicles, space vehicles, commercial drones and autonomy. Expert in a wide-range of GNC responsibilities such modeling, design and analysis, simulation, integration and flight test. Strong project and people management skills demonstrated by leading various multi-disciplinary teams on diverse projects.
Registered Remote Pilot (Drones) in USA, UK, France, Switzerland. Pilots consumer video and FPV drones.
Guidance Navigation and Controls Manager
Aurora Flight Sciences
June 2019
to February 2025
Boston, MA
- GNC Group Manager leading a group of 20 engineers on novel, autonomous aircrafts. Drove strategy and technical roadmaps, team assignments, training and career development. Led initiative, with a small team, to build a quadcopter experimental test platform.
- GNC Lead for a Boeing 777X autonomy project. Manages a small team of GNC and Software Engineers to develop autonomous flight controls to aviate the 777X.
- Designs SISO and LQR controllers, as well as guidance algorithms for the 777X using Model Based Design. Applies DO178C and DO331 standards. Auto-generates and implements code into 777X nonlinear desktop and cab simulator.
- Performs 777X GNC controller architecture designs using Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) techniques to meet operational and safety requirements.
- Leads customer interactions on the 777X project (e.g., demos, on-site meetings). Manages project milestones, schedule and agile sprints.
- Lead GNC Engineer for Centaur - an autonomous, optionally-piloted, twin-engine airplane for ISR operations.
- On Centaur, works with multi-disciplinary team to plan flight tests, post-process flight data and resolve flight anomalies.
- Works with Centaur Chief Engineer to define requirements and statement of work for the vendor-supplied GNC controllers and guidance algorithms.
- Lead GNC Engineer for an Urban Air Mobility eVTOL project. Lead team of two GNC engineers during preliminary studies, derived nonlinear hover equations, designed LQR controller and performed rotor failure study.
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