Guidance and Control Engineer

Guidance and Control Engineer with an active
TS/SCI position just opened up in Pasadena, CA at the JPL/NASA facility. In this role you will contribute to the advancement and development of spacecraft and payload/instrument guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) architectures, designs, algorithms, simulations, flight software implementations, performance validation and on-orbit commissioning and operations.
You must have a minimum of 6 years of related experience and be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Position: TS/SCI Guidance and Control Engineer

Pay Rate: $51 – 84.5/hr DOE

Duration: 12 months

Schedule: 9/80 1st Shift

Benefits: We do offer PTO, holidays, 401k, medical, dental, and vision

• Conceiving, designing, analyzing, simulating, and evaluating complex GNC subsystem performance
• Delivering advanced algorithms and associated flight software code for integration and test at the GNC subsystem and system level
• Developing and executing detailed subsystem test and verification plans at the system level
• Leading teams that develop and operate GNC systems and coordinating the validation and documentation of subsystem performance prior to delivery

• A Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field with at least 6 years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree with at least 4 years of experience; or a PhD with at least 2 years of experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Strong technical background in modern guidance, estimation, and control for aerospace systems
• Experience in the research and development of advanced GNC systems for precision pointing
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams and lead technical efforts; excellent communication and presentation skills
• Highly desired experience includes:
• GNC system architectures
• Precision payload dynamics and controls
• Advanced control methods (linear and nonlinear)
• Linear and nonlinear dynamics, multi-rigid-body dynamics
• On-board guidance and navigation (optimization, convex methods)
• Attitude estimation and control
• Precision pointing control
• Pointing, acquisition, and tracking systems
• GNC for autonomous aerial vehicles
• Rotorcraft dynamics and control
• Vision-based navigation
• Terrain-relative navigation (TRN)
• 3D lidar-based navigation
• High-bandwidth mechatronics
• Active and passive vibration control
• Control of gimbaled or articulated platforms
• Controlled optics
• Optical wavefront and path-length control
• Structural modeling and finite element analysis
• GNC-related on-board and ground calibration
• Integrated modeling (flexible structures/optics/thermal, dynamics and control)
• Time-domain simulation and multi-rate systems
• Multi-vehicle formation flying
• Control of large monolithic or segmented telescopes
• Control of large distributed systems
• Aerodynamic control for deep-space planetary exploration
• Comfortable working with Matlab/Simulink
• Additional desired experience:
  Strong background in technology development
• Experience with instrument/optical pointing systems and integrated GNC hardware/software
• Experience with lasers, detectors, fast steering mirrors, and high-rate control systems
• Experience in autonomous system design and spacecraft autonomy
• Demonstrated ability to manage cost and schedule in new technology development
• General familiarity with signal processing

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.