Secret-Cleared GNC Engineer – Actuator Modeling

PGS Worldwide•Chandler, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared GNC Engineer focused on actuator modeling in Chandler, Arizona. This onsite, one-year contract-to-hire role supports a leading aerospace and defense company. The position performs modeling, simulation, controls analysis, and performance evaluation of electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems used in advanced aerospace and launch vehicle applications. An active U.S. Government Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Requirements

Direct experience modeling and analyzing actuator systems.
Experience with both electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems.
Experience designing and analyzing single-loop and multi-loop PID control systems.
Experience developing actuator performance requirements and specifications.
Proficiency with MATLAB, Simulink, C++, and Python.
Experience developing linear and nonlinear actuator models in Simulink.
Experience comparing simulation results against hardware test data and resolving discrepancies.
Knowledge of aircraft or launch-vehicle structural and mechanical system behavior.
Ability to present technical results to engineering subject-matter experts and non-technical stakeholders.
Active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Four or more years of direct actuator-system modeling experience.
Experience supporting anomaly investigations.
Experience conducting trade studies for new actuation-system applications.
Experience with kinematic modeling of 3-bar and 4-bar mechanisms.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain linear and nonlinear mathematical models of actuation systems.
Perform modeling and simulation for launch vehicles, target vehicles, and related aerospace systems.
Design and analyze PID control architectures for electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators.
Compare simulation output with hardware test data and update models to address discrepancies.
Develop performance specifications and requirements for new actuation systems.
Review actuator-system test data and identify processing or performance issues.
Support anomaly investigations for production and fielded systems.
Conduct trade studies evaluating new actuation-system concepts.
Perform kinematic analysis and mathematical modeling of mechanical linkage systems.
Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, systems, and flight-sciences engineers.
Present technical results to engineering subject-matter experts and non-technical stakeholders.