GNC Engineer - Orlando, FL

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Guidance and Control (GNC) Engineer to join a highly skilled systems engineering team supporting missile system and fire control design, development, integration, and test.

• Develop guidance law algorithms and verify their performance with high‑fidelity simulation and data analysis.
• Create trajectory‑generation tools that produce feasible, optimal paths while accommodating all vehicle hardware and dynamic limitations.
• Design closed‑loop control laws to enable vehicle state manipulation that achieves the commanded mission; generate high‑fidelity simulations to verify performance.
• Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments and verify system and subsystem level requirements.
• Perform critical studies, analyses, and test activities that support ground and flight test efforts including Hardware‑In‑the‑Loop activities.
• Support program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal leadership and/or external customers.

• BS in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics, or similar STEM degree.
• US Citizenship and an ability to attain Secret Clearance is required; interim clearance is required to start this position.
• 1+ years of hands‑on experience performing guidance, navigation, or flight control engineering on aerospace or missile applications.
• Solid foundation in linear algebra, dynamics, coordinate frame transformations, and fundamental control theory (PI filters, Laplace transform, Fourier analysis, state‑space modeling, etc.).
• Demonstrated understanding of air vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, and environmental disturbance modeling.
• Demonstrated understanding of guidance law development or autopilot/flight controls algorithm development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including generation and presentation of verification plans, analysis reports, algorithm description documentation, and other technical documents.
• Familiarity in software development environments like Git using programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++, FORTRAN, or Ada.

• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline with concentration in controls, flight dynamics, or guidance.
• Experience using a Linux‑based operating system.
• Experience integrating and testing hardware and software in Hardware‑In‑the‑Loop.
• Experience with flight‑control hardware, actuator interfaces, and inertial sensors.
• Effective oral presentation skills for design reviews.
• Prior experience supporting flight tests.

Our employees enjoy flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits that support a healthy work‑life balance.

This position requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen. Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.