GNC Engineer, Missile Defense
Core
Design, develop, and validate Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems for tactical missile systems and space-based interceptors to secure the space environment.
Role type
Senior GNC Engineer (Missile Defense)
Builds
Autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors
Domain
Aerospace and Defense (Missile Systems)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
GNC system architecture, algorithm design, sensor fusion (EKF, UKF, particle filters), guidance laws (proportional navigation), autopilot design, high-fidelity simulation, C++, Python, rigid body dynamics, state estimation, flight test support
Preferred skills
Terminal guidance algorithms, optimal guidance theory, nonlinear control methods, INS/GPS integration, aerodynamic modeling, hardware-in-the-loop testing, flight test planning, intercept kinematics, MIL-STD-1553/1760 familiarity
Technologies
C++, Python, EKF, UKF, particle filters, 6-DOF simulation, Monte Carlo analysis, HIL, CFD, MISSILE DATCOM
Responsibilities
Define GNC system architecture and design algorithms; develop and validate flight software and embedded algorithms; implement guidance laws and autopilot designs; maintain high-fidelity simulation environments; perform control analysis for stability; support flight test and operational deployment
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
