Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer

Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer

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. General Atomics (GA) and its affiliated companies are leading resources for high‑technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.

We have an exciting opportunity in our Aerospace Systems Engineering Directorate for a Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer III. This full‑time position will be located at our Huntsville, AL office in Cummings Research Park. This role will provide technical expertise for precision munition guidance, navigation and control algorithm design, subsystem development, simulation modeling, and detailed analyses for one or more weapon system projects.

• With oversight from senior GNC engineers, develop guidance, navigation and/or control algorithms and implement them in C/C++ and FORTRAN‑based six‑degree‑of‑freedom flight simulations.
• Support small‑medium sized engineering teams during development of precision munitions such as guided missiles, gun‑launched projectiles, and hypersonic weapon systems.
• Analyze simulation, ground test, and flight test data to support simulation model validation and algorithm improvements.
• Support simulation development and documentation using GA‑EMS guidelines and best industry practices.
• Assist with the development of briefing materials for design reviews and GNC‑related deliverable data/documents.
• Support peer reviews of GNC algorithms, simulation models, analysis tools, and other software modules as required.
• Collaborate daily with other GNC and simulation engineers as well as other engineering team members.
• Support concept development activities for proposals and technical white papers.
• Perform other duties as required.
• Travel expectations are less than 25%.
• Work on a 9x80 schedule with every other Friday off.

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or Ph.D. in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience: four or more years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or two or more years with a master’s degree.
• Must have a solid foundation in guidance, navigation, and control concepts and principles.
• Prior experience with developing and using high‑fidelity flight simulations of missiles, projectiles, or hypersonic vehicles is required.
• Must have strong skills in C and C++ code development as well as version control processes using Git.
• Must demonstrate strong GNC performance analysis capability using tools such as MATLAB or Python.
• Must possess the ability to develop and communicate new concepts; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize task assignments to complete work products on time; demonstrate good time‑management skills needed to support multiple programs simultaneously.
• Must have strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform complex tasks in one or more engineering areas.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance (or equivalent DOE security clearance), with the ability to upgrade to Top Secret if required.
• Must be willing to work extended hours to meet deadlines and increase probability of project success.
• Must be customer‑focused and able to work on a self‑initiated basis or in a team environment and able to work extended hours and travel as required.
• Success in the position requires consistent display of the following key abilities:
  • Strong initiative – Ability and desire to work closely with a small to medium sized multidisciplinary team to rapidly develop and mature a new weapon system.
  • Excellent communication – The successful candidate will routinely document, develop, and present technical work products to stakeholders across the organization.
  • Rapid and effective problem solving – The successful candidate will identify issues, analyze and interpret data and develop…