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Lead Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer

USA - Hazelwood, MO💼 Full-time💰 $170,850–$170,850🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead engineer defining GNC mission requirements, developing 6-DOF nonlinear simulation models, and designing flight control laws for military aircraft.

Role type

Lead Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer (IC)

Builds

Flight control laws, simulation models, and operational flight programs for military aircraft (F-15, F/A-18, MQ-25, T-7A)

Domain

Aerospace / Defense

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Guidance Navigation and Control engineering, nonlinear control design, 6-DOF simulation modeling, C/C++/Python/FORTRAN, model validation, flight envelope bounding, design review leadership

Preferred skills

Real-time system implementation, Hardware in the Loop (HILS), flight test support, system/component modeling

Technologies

Matlab/Simulink, MatrixX, C, C++, FORTRAN, Python, Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)

Responsibilities

Define GNC mission requirements and ensure traceability; develop complex nonlinear 6-DOF simulation models; design flight control laws using modern linear techniques; perform advanced nonlinear analysis; validate models against test data; develop supplementary controllers and mode logic; support flight simulations and hardware-in-the-loop testing; lead design reviews and component/system testing

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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