Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer II - Top Secret

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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

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- ** About the Team** :

Our Guidance, Navigation, and Control  GN&C  group challenges convention and drives innovation to transform how missions are executed  We design and develop the hardware, algorithms, and software that enable precision control of complex systems in demanding, zero gravity environments  Through digital modernization, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies, we push the boundaries of national security and defense

While much of the work on this program remains classified, you will play a key role in developing end to end solutions that deliver tangible impact  You'll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in engineering to design, integrate, and deploy pioneering capabilities that shape the future of our mission

** About the Role** :

In this role, you will contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of guidance, navigation, and control systems that enable spacecraft to operate in complex space environments  You'll collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop robust, flight proven GN&C solutions and ensure mission success through rigorous simulation and validation

What You Will Be Doing:

- Perform spacecraft controls design, analysis, simulation, and testing activities

- Develop and validate GN&C algorithms and flight software

- Utilize simulation and programming tools  e g , MATLAB/Simulink, C  , Python  

- Apply Kalman Filtering and Attitude Determination techniques to mission design

- Support hardware integration and mission operations in a dynamic, team oriented environment

Successful applicants will generally possess a minimum of 1  years of related experience and may have a post secondary degree or training in a related discipline

Successful completion of customer required Polygraph Examination with favorable results is required for long term employment on this program

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* Skill Requirements:

- Strong experience in spacecraft controls design, analysis, simulation, and test

- Experience with simulation and programming tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, C  , Python

- Experience with Kalman Filtering and Attitude Determination

Security Clearance / Work Authorization:

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

- Active Top Secret security clearance is required prior to start, and necessary for consideration

- Top Secret security clearance with adjudicated SCI  i e  TS/SCI  is required for long term employment on this program

- Selected candidates must be willing to consent to Polygraph Examination, receiving favorable results, as required by our end customer

** Desired

Skills:

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* - Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly

- Experience with flight software development and autocode to C   

- Jitter analysis experience  highly desired  

- Familiarity with a GN&C hardware suite for space applications

- Mission operations experience

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

- Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical issues to peers, management, subcontractors, and customers

** Security Clearance Statement:
** This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a…