GNC Engineer (Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems)

STR • Woburn, MA

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About The Position

STR is looking for a GNC Algorithms expert to be part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies with significant and immediate impact on our national security. We believe that each employee has a unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives that are essential to providing our customers with innovative solutions to difficult national security challenges. Our culture takes pride in developing impactful technologies through collaborative teamwork while maintaining the highest standards of craftsmanship and quality. We are looking for a GNC Engineer with versatile skills in aerospace guidance, navigation and control systems technology. Areas of particular interest includes advanced filtering and estimation techniques, flight control system design, and/or aerospace systems modeling. A successful candidate will join a team of algorithm and software developers in a fast-paced and results-driven prototyping environment.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret security clearance, U.S. citizenship required
• M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field, or B.S. + 3 years equivalent experience
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python and/or MATLAB
• Experience in implementing aerospace control algorithms, filters and models
• Experience developing and giving technical presentations

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with software build and scripting tools, CI/CD development practices
• Understanding of orbital and flight dynamics and modeling of such systems
• Experience with Kalman filtering and related techniques
• Experience using collaborative source code management tools (Git, Subversion)
• Experience building, operating and analyzing GNSS systems
• Experience in implementing guidance, navigation and control systems hardware and sensors

Responsibilities

• Developing advanced control system algorithms for aerospace applications
• Developing algorithms for sensor and system research and threat analysis
• Developing and analyzing aerospace GNC systems, including both hardware and software
• Implementing models and algorithms in Python, C/C++, and/or MATLAB
• Working in small teams of highly skilled developers in the above areas
• Participating in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze experimental data to support the verification, validation, and improvement of technical solutions
• Communicating technical ideas and implementations through reports and presentations

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees