Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer III/Sr (Clearance Required)
Core
Design, development, and validation of advanced Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) systems for spacecraft applications, including closed-loop integrated systems and FDIR subsystems.
Role type
Senior IC Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer
Builds
High-fidelity models for GNC sensors and actuators (IMUs, GPS, LIDAR, Air Data Systems), Monte Carlo simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test setups.
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / Defense
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Control theory, GNC algorithm design, embedded systems, dynamic modelling, SIMULINK, State Flow, Python, C++, Linux/UNIX, stability analysis, autonomous mode transitions
Preferred skills
Linear and nonlinear controls, sensitivity analysis, optimization, Kalman filtering, STK certification, spacecraft subsystem constraints analysis
Technologies
SIMULINK, State Flow, Python, C++, Linux, UNIX, STK
Responsibilities
Design and implement closed-loop integrated systems for GNC and FDIR subsystems; develop high-fidelity models for GNC sensors and actuators; set up and execute Monte Carlo simulations; perform open-loop and closed-loop stability analyses; integrate requirements into detailed GNC algorithm designs; mentor junior engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
