Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineer - E2
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Description
Standard Job Description
Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired position in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.
Basic Qualifications
- BS in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics, or similar STEM degree
- 1 - 2+ years of hands‑on experience performing guidance, navigation, or flight control engineering on aerospace or missile applications
- Solid foundation in linear algebra, dynamics, coordinate frame transformations, and fundamental control theory (PI filters, Laplace transform, Fourier analysis, state-space modeling, etc.)
- Demonstrated understanding of Air Vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, and environmental disturbance modeling
- Demonstrated understanding of guidance law development or autopilot/flight controls algorithm development
- US Citizenship and an ability to attain Secret Clearance is required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to include generation and presentation of verification plans, analysis reports, algorithm description documentation, other technical documents
- Familiarity in SW development environments like Git using programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++, FORTRAN, or Ada
Desired Skills
- Master's degree in an engineering discipline with concentration in controls, flight dynamics, or guidance
- Experience using a Linux-based operating system
- Experience integrating and testing hardware and software in Hardware In-the-Loop (HWIL)
- Experience with flight-control hardware, actuator interfaces, and inertial sensors
- Effective oral presentation skills for design reviews
- Prior experience supporting flight tests