Guidance​/Navigation​/Control Engineering Stf - E4

Requisition  Eligible?:
Yes Relocation:
Possible Type:
Exempt

Shift: 1

Clearance Prior to Start:
Secret Final Clearance:
Secret Pay Transparency: $ - $Experience Level: Experienced Professional FT/PT/Casual:
Full Time Department :
Space Business Unit:
Space Standard

Job Description

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Controls Technical Specialist who will perform technical execution scope associated with flight vehicle control system design, algorithm development, software integration, sensor system modeling & analysis, performance analysis, hardware integrated testing, and weapons system  this role, you should anticipate:
• Working on advanced missile control system architecture, design, integration, testing, and analysis within hypersonic weapon system programs
• 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

Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired position in space.

Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.

Basic Qualifications Skill Requirements:
• B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Strong foundation in missile flight dynamics, stability, and/or maneuvering
• Expertise in control theory (E.g. classical, state space, optimal, robust, adaptive)
• Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink for modeling, linearization, and/or Monte Carlo analysis
• Knowledge of software methods or standards including safety critical items and/or version control systems (Git, Gitlab, Artifact repos)
• Ability to develop and execute unit, integration, and/or system level test plans (HIL, SIL, flight test)
• Strong written and oral communication skills for cross functional teams and senior leadership
• Experience with real time embedded software and/or model based code generation
• Proficiency with high fidelity simulation tools and experience designing and/or maintaining control system models

Desired Skills Skill Expectations:
• Direct experience with thrust vector control(hydraulic, electromechanical, flexible nozzle,RCS) actuation systems
• Experience with real time embedded software and model based code generation
• Experience in the planning and execution of hardware test or flight test campaigns, including stability and control analysis, launch criteria evaluation, telemetry handling, and post test analysis or reconstruction
• Understanding of Range Safety and MIL STD
882 system safety/hazard analysis processes
• Real time implementation and optimization ofcontrol algorithms within embedded software or firmware applications
• Experience in development and integration of ahigh-fidelity vehicle simulation including thrust vector control and bending structural dynamics
• Demonstrated experience with test and tactical flight algorithm…