Guidance, Navigation, & Control - Associate Manager

Lockheed Martin•Sunnyvale, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a GNC Associate Manager on the THAAD program, you will lead a small and diverse team of engineers in a fast-paced development environment. You will also be a technical contributor supporting team and program goals, with leadership and technical responsibilities split roughly 50/50. The primary area(s) of responsibility are consist of GNC algorithm design with opportunities for image processing, tool development and hardware-facing tasks. Strong candidates will have experience with simulation integration, performance analysis and programming. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both written and oral, are essential.

Requirements

Demonstrated leadership skills including building effective relationships, conflict resolution and empowering teams.
Demonstrated team or project leadership skills.
Experience with software, simulation and programming tools (ex. Matlab/Simulink, Fortran, C++, Python).
Proven experience in the design, integration, qualification, verification, or validation of GNC algorithms for missile applications.
Ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams by leveraging excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to prioritize schedules and tasking to accomplish multiple goals in a fixed time period.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be able to obtain Final Secret clearance.
Interim Secret clearance is required prior to start.
Must maintain a minimum level, government issued Secret clearance for long term employment on this program.

Nice To Haves

Full Spectrum Leadership including Building Effective Relationships, Conflict Resolution, and Employee Engagement.
GNC lead/management experience with a demonstrated ability to manage complex technical systems and drive fast-paced programs.
Knowledge/experience with GN&C control theory and physical modeling related to spacecraft and/or missile systems.
Ability to coordinate integration activities across a team that performs missile GN&C design and analysis tasks.
Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments and verify system and subsystem level requirements.
Hardware experience for missile components as well as hardware specification development.
Demonstrated project leadership and/or leadership of small teams of junior engineers.

Responsibilities

Lead a small and diverse team of engineers in a fast-paced development environment.
Serve as a technical contributor supporting team and program goals.
Perform GNC algorithm design.
Engage in image processing.
Develop tools.
Undertake hardware-facing tasks.
Support simulation integration.
Conduct performance analysis.
Perform programming tasks.