Information Technology - Engineer Guidance Navigation Control 2

WORK SHIFT: 1st Shift (9/80A)

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time



Description:

Designs, develops, implements, verifies, and tests algorithms and software and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation, and control of aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles, and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise, and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events.

Navigation functions include statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms that simulate physical reality.

Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations to achieve a desired position, orientation or orbit in space.

Control design and analysis processes include the development of control laws and the hardware and software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles, and/or spacecraft.



We are looking for a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer with a background in the Modeling and Simulation of GN&C systems.

Familiarity with Monte Carlo data analysis, 6DOF simulation, and signal processing is required.



Responsibilities:

" Work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop, verify, and validate a missile flight simulator.

" Create and/or maintain Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents

" Review GNC workshare requirements, model hardware, and attend weekly / monthly

international partner program meetings.



Basic Qualifications for GNC Engineer:

" Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics)

discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience or a Master's

degree in a STEM discipline and 1 year of experience, or a PhD and 0 years of

experience.



" Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of

application, current, and within scope.

" Proficiency in C++, MATLAB, and Python toolchains

" Experience with high-performance computing

" Experience working with missile guidance and autopilot algorithms

" This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen.



Preferred Qualifications for GNC Engineer:

" Experience working on hypersonic missiles

" Experience with AEGIS weapon system

" Experience with IR discrimination and tracking