Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer; Level II

Position: Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer (Level II)
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* Description:

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* ** About Lockheed Martin Space: *
* Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity  While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more - we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve  We're creating future ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision  We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world  We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation  And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you

About the Role:

As a GNC Engineer, you will join the GN&C team on the Next Generation Interceptor  NGI  program

In this role, you may be involved in many of the following activities:

- Apply missile guidance, navigation, and control expertise to algorithm development, signal and data processing, modeling, and simulation

- Integrate MATLAB/Simulink models into a 6 DOF C   simulation

- Develop high fidelity models and simulation software

- Develop new source code in C   and Python

- Modify code in C  , C, MATLAB, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML

- Create unit tests

- Implement simulation software on a high performance computing cluster including Linux systems or VMs

- Work in an Agile Dev Ops environment with Docker/Container and Kubernetes deployment

- Collaborate with the performance critical thinkers, Flight Software team, and customer

Successful applicants generally have a minimum of 2  years of related experience and may have a post‑secondary degree or training in a related discipline

This position allows for work to be performed in the following locations:

- Huntsville, AL

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* Skill Requirements:

- Professional experience in modeling and simulation for Guidance, Navigation, and Control  GNC  systems, including algorithm development

- Experience programming in Python and/or C  

- Experience using MATLAB and/or Simulink for model development, simulation, or analysis

- Experience in missile, tactical flight, or aerospace systems involving software development, algorithm development, or system performance analysis

Security Clearance / Work Authorization:

- To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U S  Citizen

- Applicants must be able to obtain Interim Secret clearance to be considered qualified

- Interim Secret clearance is required to prior to start

- Selected candidates will be required to maintain a minimum level, government issued Secret clearance for long term employment on this program

** Desired

Skills:

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* - Experience working in the development phase of a missile defense program on modeling and simulation or software

- Experience with Git Lab, gcovr, gtest, Digital ai Agility  Version One , Clang, Jira, or other Agile and Dev Ops tools

- Experience implementing real time simulation in a hardware in the loop laboratory

- Proficient with the following programming languages:
Matlab, C  , C, Fortran 77, Python, Linux, YAML

- Experience implementing real time simulation in a hardware in the loop laboratory

- Experience with some of the following: image and sensor processing algorithms, target tracking algorithms, physics based modeling or electro optical sensors

- HWIL and hardware/software integration experience

- Experience with model based software development using Simulink  autocoding  and Gitlab

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative team environment

- Demonstrated ability as a team player to build consensus among peers and build effective relationships with team members

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration

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