Electromechanical Controls Engineer
Core
Design, test, and verify electromechanical control systems, sensors, and actuators for spacecraft, launch vehicles, and aerial applications.
Role type
Senior Member of Technical Staff (Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineering)
Builds
Mission-critical control systems for space and terrestrial/aerial vehicles
Domain
Aerospace engineering, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Control system design and analysis, sensor and actuator integration, experimental test strategy development, MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, C/C++, Python
Preferred skills
GPS receiver testing and algorithms, space vehicle control electronics, electronic circuit design, signal processing, real-time software development, hardware expertise in reaction wheels and control moment gyros
Technologies
MATLAB/Simulink, dSPACE, LabVIEW, SolidWorks, C/C++, Python
Responsibilities
Conduct technical studies involving evaluation, analysis, modeling, or simulation of control systems; verify contractor designs and system performance; lead experimental investigations in the Mechatronics Research Laboratory; communicate findings as technical authority to government customers and contractors
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic consulting