Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer III

DPP is seeking a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer III for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
 
Work Location: Onsite in Englewood, CO
Duration: 12 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work Authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance
 
Responsibilities:

• As a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to design and test algorithms, flight software, related hardware, design tools, simulations, and more for various aerospace vehicles.
• These cover a very wide range of advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft.
• You'll explore complex GN&C algorithms and systems to assess performance of vehicle flight qualities and capabilities.
• Your technical duties involve design, development, evaluation, and test of new products and processes throughout the product lifecycle.

Required Qualifications:

• Understanding engineering principles and practices.
• Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with system modeling tools, such as MATLAB/Simulink, or C++.
• Experience with related aerospace vehicles, sensors suites, and missions.
• Experience with Guidance and/or Navigation algorithm development.
• Exposure to vehicle stability principles, and Monte Carlo and trajectory analysis.
• Knowledge of industry standard aerospace principles, to include, but not limited to parametric design, model-based definition, fundamentals of flight dynamics.
• History of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternatives.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps.
• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity.
• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.).
• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials.
• Rarely exposed to loud noises.

Interested? Learn more:
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