Guidance, Navigation, and Control; GNC) Engineer

Chipton-Ross is seeking a GNC Engineer 2 for a contract opportunity in Chandler, AZ.

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of professional experience, or a Master's degree with 0 years of professional experience, in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Must have an existing U.S. Government security clearance at the Secret level.
• Experience with guidance, navigation, and/or control concepts, algorithms, or analysis.
• Experience supporting development, modeling, simulation, test, integration, or analysis of aerospace or autonomous systems.
• Experience with one or more of the following: C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar technical software tools, with development in a Linux environment.

• Responsibilities include designing, developing, implementing, verifying, and testing high quality software and simulation tool chains.
• Developing and maintaining six degree of freedom (6 DOF) simulations to design, analyze, and test flight algorithms and flight code.
• Optimizing flight and simulation software for performance, robustness, and maintainability.
• Using trajectory analysis and optimization tools to evaluate mission performance and GNC designs.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support integration, test, and analysis activities.
• This position is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining required program access(es) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Master's or PhD in a relevant engineering discipline. Strong foundation in control systems theory and guidance law design. Navigation experience including Kalman filters, GPS anti jam techniques, and M code. Experience with tracking, discrimination, and state estimation algorithms. Competence in C++, Python, Jira, and development in a Linux environment.

Bachelor's Degree is required.

School must be accredited.

9/80 workweek. On-site in Chandler, AZ.

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.