Senior Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Orlando • Florida • United States
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About the role
- Use general knowledge of vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, classical/modern flight controls, tactical/strategic missile guidance, and estimation theory to conduct aerospace engineering tasks
- Perform Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) design and analyses for tactical and strategic missile systems
- Conduct trajectory shaping and tuning of tactical and strategic missile guidance and autopilot parameters to meet customer requirements
- Generate, modify, and utilize models and simulations of aerospace vehicles using first principles
- Implement algorithms and modify simulations in C/C++ coding environment
- Generate, modify, and utilize high-fidelity models and simulations of components and subsystems utilizing MATLAB/Simulink
- Analyze real-time and post-test telemetry data in support of System level verification and mission activities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Guidance Navigation and Control Engineering experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
- M.S. in Aerospace or Electrical Engineering, or similar degree (preferred).
- Active Secret security clearance (preferred).
- Analysis and design experience in control systems for aerospace vehicles (preferred).
- Prior experience with 6DOF simulations of aerospace vehicles using first principles (preferred).
- Missile or Launch Vehicle navigation and guidance experience/coursework (preferred).
- Experience with programming in C, C++ and using MATLAB/Simulink (preferred).
- Ability to work under Windows and Linux environments (preferred).
- Working with Systems Engineering disciplines and related activities (e.g., requirements traceability & verification) (preferred).
- Managing complex projects (preferred).
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills to include report writing, requirements and documentation, as well as design review presentations (preferred).
- Ability to work occasional overtime and travel as required to meet critical schedule milestones (preferred).
- Experience in design and analysis of multi-loop linear and non-linear flight control systems (preferred).
- Capability to linearize complex non-linear systems (preferred).
- Experience in aerodynamic design and analysis of aerospace vehicles, including the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (preferred).
- Prior GNC experience in ballistic missiles (preferred).
- Experience with programming in Fortran (preferred).
- Experience with programming in Python (preferred).
Benefits
- 9/80 work schedule allowing every other Friday off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Guidance Navigation and Control Engineeringtrajectory shapingC/C++ programmingMATLABSimulink6DOF simulationscontrol systems designaerodynamic designComputational Fluid Dynamicslinearization of non-linear systems
Soft Skills
exceptional written communicationoral communicationreport writingrequirements documentationdesign review presentationsproject managementability to work under pressureteam collaborationadaptabilityproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree in Aerospace EngineeringMaster's Degree in Electrical EngineeringActive Secret security clearance