Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer II - Secret clearance

Basic Qualifications

• Broad technical skills such as rigid body dynamics, control theory, and/or computer programming.
• Proven experience using MATLAB and/or Simulink for simulation and analysis of feedback control systems, closed loop guidance, or navigation algorithms.
• C/C++ programming experience.
• Demonstrated strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and/or coordinate transformation.
• Ability to clearly document analysis results in presentation slides and engineering memos.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, collaborative team environment.

• This position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Applicants must be able to obtain Secret clearance to be considered qualified; clearance is required prior to starting and must be maintained during the employment.

Join the growing Theater Strike Weapon System program portfolio, including Conventional Prompt Strike, Hypersonic Weapon Systems, Sea‑Launched Cruise Missile, Hypersonic Payload Delivery systems, and other dynamic programs. As a GNC engineer, you will be involved in the following activities:

• Apply missile guidance, navigation, and control expertise to algorithm development, signal and data processing, modeling, and simulation.
• Integrate MATLAB/Simulink models into a 6‑DOF C++ simulation.
• Develop high‑fidelity models and simulation software.
• Develop new source code in C++ and Python.
• Modify code in C++, C, MATLAB, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML.
• Create unit tests.
• Implement simulation software on a high‑performance computing cluster including Linux systems or VMs.
• Work in an Agile Dev Ops environment with Docker/Container and Kubernetes deployment.
• Collaborate with performance critical thinkers, Flight Software team, and customer.

Successful applicants generally have a minimum of 2 + years of related experience and may have a post‑secondary degree or training in a related discipline.

• Experience with simulations and physics‑based modeling.
• Experience with state estimation and navigation algorithms, including Extended Kalman Filters.
• Experience with kinematics using Euler angles and quaternions.
• Experience with autopilot design and linear stability analysis, stability and control analysis.
• Familiarity or experience with missile defense systems or fire control.
• Experience with C++ development and Gitlab.
• Experience with FORTRAN and 6
  
  DOF simulations.
• Experience with model‑based software development using Simulink (autocoding).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability as a team player to build consensus among peers and build effective relationships with team members.
• Demonstrated communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical issues to peers, management, subcontractors and customers.
• Familiarity with agile software development.
• Distributed / parallel processing.