Graduate - Navigation Systems Analyst​/Engineer

Job Title

Do you want to work on systems that ensure U.S. naval platforms always know where they are, where they're going, and how accurately they can get there?

Are you excited by challenging, real-world problems in navigation, sensing, and geophysics—plus the software and analytics that make them work?

Are you looking to grow quickly by learning from experts across physics, engineering, data science, and software?

If you are graduating with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline and are interested in navigation for undersea, surface, and future platforms, we'd like you to join our team.

We are seeking multiple early-career analysts, scientists, and engineers from a variety of technical backgrounds to help ensure the U.S. Navy—and future mission partners—have the most accurate and reliable navigation capabilities in the world. Our team supports deployed submarine and surface ship systems today and is expanding into new mission areas and alternative navigation concepts for tomorrow. You will join a multi-disciplinary team of physicists, software developers, mathematicians, engineers, and geophysicists who perform data analysis, modeling and simulation, systems engineering, technology road mapping, and geophysical research for navigation.

As a member of our group, depending on your skills and interests, you may contribute in one or more of the following areas:

• Operational Data Analysis
• Analyze data from deployed submarine and surface ship navigation systems to assess real-world performance.
• Develop and apply metrics, visualizations, and statistical techniques to quantify accuracy, robustness, and reliability.
• Help diagnose anomalies and recommend improvements to systems and procedures.

• Modeling, Simulation, and Accuracy Analysis
• Develop physics-based models and simulations of navigation systems and sensors.
• Apply statistical estimation and data fusion techniques (e.g., Kalman filters) to evaluate system performance.
• Perform trade studies and sensitivity analyses to understand how design choices and environmental factors impact navigation accuracy.

• Tools, Software, and Analytic Methods
• Design and implement intuitive, robust software tools that transform raw, large-scale data into actionable insight.
• Implement best practices for development, testing, and maintenance of analytical software used across the group.
• Prototype new analytic methods and automation to increase the efficiency and impact of navigation analyses.

• Systems Engineering, Test & Evaluation, and Technology Road mapping
• Support test planning, execution, and analysis for submarine and surface ship navigation systems.
• Contribute to system requirements, design reviews, and technology assessments.
• Help develop technology roadmaps that guide future investments in navigation capabilities.

• Geophysics and Alternative Navigation
• Contribute to the development and refinement of navigation-relevant geophysical products (e.g., gravity maps, magnetic models, bathymetry-based approaches).
• Explore and evaluate alternative navigation concepts that exploit geophysical signatures and environmental information.
• Help develop and integrate geophysical models into navigation simulations and system analyses.

Across all areas, you will:

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to collect, process, and analyze data and to assess the performance of navigation systems and their integration within systems-of-systems for various U.S. Navy platforms.
• Build forward-looking analytical solutions to test and evaluate prototype and operational navigation systems.
• Collaborate closely with sponsors and partners, learning their missions and tailoring analyses and tools to meet their needs.

Qualifications

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you...

• Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Ocean, Systems), Computer Science or Software Engineering, Statistics/Data Science, Physics, Geophysics, Mathematics, Operations Research, or a related subject.
• Have strong problem-solving, analytical, collaborative, and organizational skills.
• Have a strong sense of curiosity about how complex systems—especially navigation systems—work and are…