Senior Systems Engineering - Position, Navigation & Timing; Onsite

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa (108 ~ 400 Collins Rd NE, BLDG 108)

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government‑issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required.

• Architect and deliver advanced Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) software and system solutions that balance performance, SWaP, cost, reliability, and security.
• Rapidly develop prototypes across simulations, lab environments, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop setups to evaluate concepts and reduce risk.
• Run experiments and simulations, analyze results, and iterate quickly to mature concepts into robust implementations.
• Capture designs, architectures, and test insights to ensure your work can be reviewed, validated, and extended across teams.
• Work with project and program leads to manage technical risk, align plans, and communicate status and tradeoffs clearly.
• Support lab, field, and flight test activities to demonstrate capability, validate performance, and inform design improvements.
• Contribute to proposals, white papers, and technical briefings that drive future opportunities and research directions.
• Travel up to 15% as required to support project, customer, and business needs.

• Rapidly develop advanced technologies within agile, startup‑like teams while leveraging the resources, expertise, and flight heritage of a leading aerospace company.
• Drive innovation across the full product lifecycle—from concept development and threat analysis to prototyping, demonstration, and transition into operational systems.
• Solve complex Positioning, Navigation, and Timing challenges through the integration of embedded software, satellite communications, signal processing, and systems engineering.
• Collaborate effectively with leading engineers, researchers, academic partners, government laboratories, and innovative small businesses to advance cutting‑edge technologies.
• Influence the future direction of technology through system architecture development, strategic road mapping, proposal efforts, intellectual property creation, and technical publications.

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years of relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience with PNT systems or navigation algorithms, including sensor fusion, timing architectures, estimation techniques (e.g., Kalman filtering), inertial navigation integration, or related GNSS technologies.
• Familiarity with GNSS fundamentals and with PNT techniques for resilient or GPS‑denied operation, including methods that use RF signals or satellite communications.
• Proficiency in algorithm development and implementation using tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, HDL languages, or AI/ML frameworks (e.g., Tensor Flow, PyTorch).
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field is preferred.
• Experience in PNT, signal processing, communications systems, beamforming/phased arrays, tracking and estimation, or AI/ML applied to navigation and sensing.
• Experience conducting applied research or advanced technology development in aerospace, defense, or other safety‑critical/cyber‑physical systems environments.
• Familiarity with aerospace or defense standards, design assurance, and mission assurance practices for software and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across industry, academia, government, or research organizations and contribute to technical leadership through mentoring, proposals, publications, or patents.

Salary range: 86,800 USD – 165,200 USD.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student loan repayment program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal,  protection
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