Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer IV, Navigation Specialist - S

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer, Navigation Technical Specialist who will perform technical execution scope associated with Navigational system design, algorithm development, software integration, sensor system modeling & analysis, performance analysis, hardware integrated testing, and weapons system verification within the Theater Strike Weapon Systems (TSWS) and Strategic Missile Defense (SMD) portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Leveraging past experience in weapon system and missile system/subsystem development and analysis to shape current and future program execution
• Collaborating with program managers, systems and software engineering or engineering leaders to deliver component(s)/subsystem(s), designs, and analysis to programs
• Provides programmatic direction to engineering staff and team(s), collaborates on execution, analysis, design/peer reviews
• Applying proficiency in C++ and MATLAB to develop, verify, validate, and perform analysis, review analysis artifacts of others, assess data products, and deliver technical summary briefings
• Communicating technical results effectively and working collaboratively across teams, working groups, review boards, and technical execution teams
• Support Agile execution of programs and projects through proposals, planning/backlog development, product ownership, and staffing coordination

Requirements

• Professional experience with 9+ years applicable GNC focus associated with Weapon System product lifecycle
• Experience in Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) & GNSS systems, including; INS error modeling, GNSS signal structures, multi constellation processing, platform transfer alignment, and integration algorithms (e.g., Kalman filters, particle filters)
• Experience in Advanced PNT Concepts, like; precise orbit determination, time transfer, sensor fusion (INS GNSS ADS), integrity monitoring, differential GNSS, and emerging technologies and augmented autonomous navigation
• Demonstrated Navigation Performance Metric efforts; Ability to define, compute, and validate metrics such as accuracy, integrity, continuity, availability, and reliability
• Experience defining technical requirements, reviewing subcontractor proposals, and validating deliverables
• Familiarity with cyber resilient navigation concepts, anti spoofing/anti jamming techniques, and secure PNT architectures
• Designing, configuring, and executing HWIL test rigs for navigation software validation on flight processors including proficiency in real time operating systems (RTOS) for time deterministic navigation processing

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Demonstrated experience working on defense, aerospace, and/or space navigation programs
• Fundamentals of inertial navigation systems (INS) and/or GNSS (multi constellation, RTK, SBAS)
• Understanding of Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) concepts, error budgeting, and integrity monitoring
• Proficiency in C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, and/or Python for algorithm development and data analysis
• Knowledge of software methods or standards including safety critical items and/or version control systems (Git, Gitlab, Artifact repos)
• Ability to develop and maintain navigation error budgets, covariance analysis, and/or perform statistical analyses
• Proficiency with high fidelity simulation tools

Skills

• Security Clearance / Work Authorization: To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen. Secret clearance is required to start employment. Selected candidates will be required to obtain, and maintain, a government issued Secret clearance for long term employment on this program.