Guidance, Nav & Control Engineer, Sr - Orlando, FL

Lockheed Martin•Orlando, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is one of four Lockheed Martin business areas. By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours. We are seeking an experienced Guidance and Control (GNC) Engineer who will join a highly skilled team of systems engineering technologists and algorithm developers supporting various contracts and IRADs within Missiles and Fire Control.

Requirements

MS of PH’d in Physics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, or similar STEM degree.
Candidate should be fluent in Python, c++, PyTorch, GitLab,
Candidate should have relevant experience or exposure to integrating AI/ML models into engineering workflows.
Candidate should have relevant experience or exposure to SW engineering, data analysis, and applied physics.
Candidate must be proficient in developing and validating C++ algorithm simulations and hardware models with real-time data collections.
Experience with linear algebra software packages
Strong programming skills that can translate to C++ development in a Linux environment
Experience performing trade studies and optimizing algorithms that satisfy real-time performance requirements
Interim Secret Clearance is needed to start, therefore you must be a US Citizen.

Nice To Haves

Active Secret Clearance.
Knowledge of electro-optical/infrared detection technology, optics, and principles of radiometry
Candidate should have relevant experience or exposure to Navigation Algorithm Development and areas may include: (Inertial navigation, strapdown navigation, attitude and velocity keeping, advanced GPS signal processing techniques, magnetic nav, star-tracking, visual navigation, covariance analysis, transfer alignment with a host platform, boresight/calibration modeling and estimation, inertial sensor selection and performance modelling)
Candidate should have relevant experience or exposure to Inertial Tracking Algorithm Development and areas may include: (Extended and Unscented Kalman filtering, non-linear state estimation, Gaussian mixture models, information filtering, particle filtering, multi-hypothesis tracking, Bayesian inference, multi-sensor fusion, passive sensing and stereo tracking, angle-only tracking, feature-aided tracking, image tracking, integrated multi-model tracking, low-SNR target tracking, inertial attitude and line-of-sight estimation, contextual data fusion, scene-based event detection, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, object classification, kinematic and radiometric feature estimation, hypothesis testing, Monte Carlo methods.)

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy embedded algorithms that perform inertial tracking, inertial navigation and/or sensor fusion
Develop, verify, and validate both complex models and simulations that utilize match filters, convolutional neural networks, and other such techniques to detect targets of interest.
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
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