Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer for Flight Systems
About The Position
The Defense Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer to work in our Huntsville, AL office. This is an exciting opportunity to support rapid development for guidance and control of air, land, and sea launched flight systems. Leidos is expanding the guidance and control team due to recent growing programs, such as the AGM-190/A Small Cruise Missile, DoW Low Cost Containerized Munition, US SOCOM GBU 69/B Small Glide Munition, multiple Hypersonic Missile programs, MDA Low Cost Interceptor, and other rapid development efforts. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics
- 8-10 years of work and experience in areas such as state estimation algorithms, GPS navigation techniques, feedback control system design, trajectory optimization, guidance, and/or optimal estimation with knowledge of basic aerodynamic principles
- Strong math skills in linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry and coordinate transformation
- Experienced in MATLAB and Simulink programming
- Solid technical communication skills
- Ability to work in both collaborative team environments and independently
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity and experience with Department of War digital engineering paradigm
- Experience with flight vehicles, guided munitions and/or unmanned aerial systems
- Masters degree or doctorate in engineering or physics is strongly desired
- Current active Secret or higher level clearance
- Experience in terrestrial navigation, SAASM, M-Code, and GPS-denied operations
Responsibilities
- Development and analysis of guidance, navigation and autopilot algorithms
- Implementation of these items in 6-DOF simulations and operational flight software
- Conducting trade studies for design decisions
- Developing techniques to assess, validate and verify performance
- Supporting flight tests with pre-flight predictions and post-flight analyses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
