GNC Navigation Engineer

KODA Technologies Inc.•Huntsville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

KODA Technologies is seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer specializing in the development, simulation, analysis, and testing of navigation algorithms. The engineer will join a skilled team supporting advanced technology demonstrations and work on-site in Huntsville, Alabama. An active Secret Clearance and U.S. citizenship are required. KODA is a small business supporting national-priority missions in missile defense, hypersonics, Department of War space, and civil space. The company describes itself as people-first and highlights a culture of trust, integrity, and teamwork, along with career growth and professional development.

Requirements

Post-secondary STEM degree and 5–10+ years of relevant experience.
At least 2 years of relevant experience with extended Kalman filters, unscented Kalman filters, particle filters, or factor graphs.
Experience working with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) in a multi-sensor navigation system.
Good working knowledge of navigation architectures within a flight system involving closed-loop Guidance, Navigation, and Control software.
Professionally demonstrated proficiency in C++.
Ability to clearly articulate technical information, often to non-technical customers.
Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Active DoW Secret Clearance.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with alternative navigation technologies that improve navigation performance in GPS-degraded environments.
Experience deploying navigation algorithms to real-time applications.
Experience with Linux, C++, MATLAB, and/or Python.
Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and software version control such as Git.
Experience conducting business in a high-OPSEC environment, including modeling, simulation, and software development.
Experience specifying, testing, and/or qualifying sensor hardware.
Experience in weapon system and/or sensor modeling, including modeling the items and the synthetic environments used to stimulate simulated hardware.
Knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirements development and verification.

Responsibilities

Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis of a navigation system as part of a broader system simulation.
Lead the design of new algorithms and/or transition existing algorithms into software that enables accurate navigation.
Use and apply sensor fusion algorithms, including extended Kalman filters, unscented Kalman filters, particle filters, and factor graphs.
Fuse simulated and real-world sensor inputs from inertial sensors, star trackers, cameras, altimeters, and other aiding sensors.
Work with engineers across disciplines to design navigation systems while addressing factors such as accuracy, operating environment, and cost.
Present techniques, solutions, and results to the GNC team.