Senior GNC Engineer

Description

Opportunity to contribute to high-impact, mission-driven work as a contractor supporting defense-related programs. The selected candidate will join a team focused on the development and implementation of advanced seeker tracking and discrimination algorithms, with responsibilities ranging from modeling and simulation to optimization for embedded systems and hardware integration

Requirements

·       For Sr. Principal (Level 4): Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 years of experience, or Master’s with 6 years, or Ph.D. with 3 years

·       For Staff (Level 5): Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12 years of experience, or Master’s with 10 years, or Ph.D. with 7 years

·       U.S. Citizenship

·       Active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance required at time of application

·       Experience developing requirements for seeker discrimination and tracking algorithms

·       Experience designing, implementing, and testing discrimination and tracking algorithms

·       Experience with digital signal processing and Kalman filtering

·       Basic knowledge of digital signal processing

Responsibilities

·       Develop and implement advanced seeker, tracking, and discrimination algorithms

·       Optimize algorithms for use on embedded systems

·       Develop simulation models to support algorithm testing and verification

·       Support the transfer of algorithms to flight hardware

·       Define verification and validation strategies for algorithmic functionality

·       Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and integrate with broader system architecture

·       Ensure technical accuracy and system performance through analysis and testing

Work in a fast-paced environment supporting evolving mission needs