Guidance, Navigation Control Engineer IV, Navigation Specialist - S

Position: Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer IV, Navigation Specialist - S
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* Description:

** About Lockheed Martin Space:

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

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation, and Control  GNC  Engineer, Navigation Technical Specialist who will perform technical execution scope associated with Navigational system design, algorithm development, software integration, sensor system modeling & analysis, performance analysis, hardware integrated testing, and weapons system verification within the Theater Strike Weapon Systems  TSWS  and Strategic Missile Defense  SMD  portfolios   Anchored by the Conventional Prompt Strike  CPS  program, the portfolio is undergoing rapid growth associated with multiple product lifecycle phases within CPS and several peer development program efforts

In this role, you should anticipate:

- Working on advanced missile design, integration, testing, and analysis within a hypersonic weapon system program

- Leveraging past experience in weapon system and missile system/subsystem development and analysis to shape current and future program execution

- Collaborating with program managers, systems and software engineering or engineering leaders to delivery  component s /subsystem s , designs, and analysis to programs

- Provides programmatic direction to engineering staff and team s , collaborates on execution, analysis, design/peer reviews

- Applying proficiency in C   and MATLAB to develop, verify, validate, and perform analysis, review analysis artifacts of others, assess data products, and delivery technical summary briefings

- Communicating technical results effectively and working collaboratively across teams, working groups, review boards, and technical execution teams

- Support Agile execution of programs and projects through proposals, planning/backlog development, product ownership, and staffing coordination

Job Responsibilities and Navigation Specialist tasks, will include:

- Develop and review data packages, analysis, and presentations for working groups, review board

- Coordinate internal efforts and external elements  partner, subcontractor, peer prime  to develop, verify, and validate navigational sensors and algorithms to achieve weapon system performance

- Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments and verify system and subsystem level requirements across simulation, hardware testing, and full system test execution

- Support program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal leadership and/or external customers

Successful applicants generally have at least 9  years of related experience and may have a post secondary degree or training in a related discipline, such as Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* Skill Requirements:

- B S  or M S  in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

- Demonstrated experience working on defense, aerospace, and/or space navigation programs

- Fundamentals of inertial navigation systems  INS  and/or GNSS  multi constellation, RTK, SBAS

- Familiarity with navigation performance metrics  accuracy, availability, continuity, or integrity  

- Understanding of Position, Navigation, and Timing  PNT  concepts, error budgeting, and integrity monitoring

- Proficiency in C/C  , MATLAB/Simulink, and/or Python for algorithm development and data analysis

- Knowledge of software methods or standards including safety critical items and/or version control systems  Git, Gitlab, Artifact repos

- Ability to develop and maintain navigation error budgets, covariance analysis, and/or perform statistical analyses

- Proficiency with high fidelity simulation tools

Security Clearance / Work Authorization:

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

- Secret clearance is required to start employment

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

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Skills:

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* Skill Expectations:

- Professional experience with 9  years applicable GNC focus associated with…