Sr. Guidance, Navigation & Control; GNC Engineer Security Clearance

Overview

Job Title:

Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer - TS

Location:

Chandler, AZ

Clearance:
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance required (TS/SCI with Poly eligible) – U.S. Citizenship Required

The GNC Engineer will design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation tool chains for 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. The role includes building 6 degree of freedom (6

DOF) simulation models to evaluate system performance and performing mission analysis on flight test and tactical systems. The candidate should have knowledge of missile flight dynamics and experience in creating, implementing and testing missile autopilot, navigation and guidance schemes. The engineer will mentor and train early career engineers on the team. The candidate should have experience with C++ programming language, as well as Python and MATLAB.

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software and simulation tool chains for guidance, navigation and control across multiple platforms (aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, ships, missiles, launch vehicles and upper stages).
• Develop 6
  
  DOF simulation models to evaluate system performance and work on a 6 degree of freedom simulation to design and test missile flight code.
• Perform mission analysis on flight test and tactical systems.
• Apply knowledge of missile flight dynamics to projects and programs.
• Mentor and train junior engineers on the team.
• Collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary teams to integrate guidance, navigation and control solutions.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience for level 3 engineer, or a master’s degree with 3 years of experience, or a PhD with 0 years of experience.
• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• Expertise in Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) engineering.
• Experience designing, implementing and testing flight control algorithms.
• Experience working in a high-fidelity 6-DOF modeling and simulation environment.

• Experience working with GNC systems on missiles.
• Proficiency in C++ development in a Linux environment.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python tool chains.
• Masters’ or PhD Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university.