GNC Engineer - Orlando, FL

Lockheed Martin•Orlando, FL

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is seeking an experienced Guidance and Control (GNC) Engineer to join a highly skilled team of systems engineering technologists and algorithm developers supporting missile system and fire control system design, development, integration, and test. A GNC Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, integration, testing, and validation of the algorithms and hardware that enable a vehicle—whether a missile, unmanned aircraft, or manned spacecraft—to determine where it is, where it’s going, and how to get there safely and accurately. The role bridges multidisciplinary domains, combining control theory, aerospace dynamics, hardware modeling, simulation, and system‑level architecture. The GNC Engineer ensures that an air vehicle knows its state, decides on the optimal path, and executes that path reliably through robust guidance laws, precise navigation filters, sophisticated flight‑path planning, and stable autopilot/control systems—all validated through rigorous simulation and flight testing. Opportunities will exist to join small teams of engineers and algorithm developers on a variety of different programs that are in various stages of product development. Support program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal leadership and/or external customers.

Requirements

BS in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics, or similar STEM degree.
US Citizenship and an ability to attain Secret Clearance is required. Interim clearance is required to start this position.
1+ years of hands‑on experience performing guidance, navigation, or flight control engineering on aerospace or missile applications.
Solid foundation in linear algebra, dynamics, coordinate frame transformations, and fundamental control theory (PI filters, Laplace transform, Fourier analysis, state-space modeling, etc.)
Demonstrated understanding of Air Vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, and environmental disturbance modeling
Demonstrated understanding of guidance law development or autopilot/flight controls algorithm development.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to include generation and presentation of verification plans, analysis reports, algorithm description documentation, other technical documents.
Familiarity in SW development environments like Git using programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++, FORTRAN, or Ada.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in an engineering discipline with concentration in controls, flight dynamics, or guidance.
Experience using a Linux-based operating system
Experience integrating and testing hardware and software in Hardware In-the-Loop (HWIL)
Experience with flight-control hardware, actuator interfaces, and inertial sensors
Effective oral presentation skills for design reviews
Prior experience supporting flight tests

Responsibilities

Develop guidance law algorithms and verify their performance with high-fidelity simulation and data analysis
Create trajectory-generation tools that produce feasible, optimal paths while accommodating all vehicle hardware and dynamic limitations
Design closed-loop control laws to enable vehicle state manipulation that achieves the commanded mission; generate high fidelity simulations to verify performance
Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments and verify system and subsystem level requirements
Perform critical studies, analyses, and test activities that support ground and flight test efforts including Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) activities
Support program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal leadership and/or external customers.