Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer III (Senior) - Secret clearance

Lockheed Martin•Huntsville, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

About Lockheed Martin Space: Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We're creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We're erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We're advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we're reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you About the Role: Building modern day missile systems requires constant collaboration and innovation. That's why we're able to integrate systems from end to end so you can detect, control and engage the full spectrum of missile threats across every domain. It's why we're investing in disruptive technology like directed energy, space-based capabilities and solid state-radar. To create layers of defense that help keep us all safe. As a Senior GNC Engineer , you will join the GN&C team on the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. In this role, you may be involved in many of the following activities: • Apply missile guidance, navigation, and control expertise to modeling and simulation • Integrate Matlab/Simulink models into a 6-DOF C++ simulation • Develop high fidelity models and simulation software • Build new source code in C++ and Python • Modify code in C++, C, Matlab, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML • Create unit tests • Execute simulation software on a high performance computing cluster including Linux systems or VMs • Work in an Agile DevOps environment with Docker/Container and Kubernetes deployment • Collaborate with the performance analysts, Flight Software team, and customer • Algorithm Development Successful applicants generally possess 3+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline, such as Aerospace Engineering or other technical field

Requirements

Broad technical skills such as rigid body dynamics, control theory, and/or computer programming.
Proven experience using Matlab and/or Simulink for simulations, analysis of feedback control systems, closed loop guidance, or navigation algorithms.
Demonstrate strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and/or coordinate transformation.
Ability to clearly document analysis results in presentation slides and engineering memos
Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
Qualified applicants must possess at minimum a currently Active Secret security clearance to be considered.
Selected candidates will be required to maintain a minimum level, government issued Secret clearance for long term employment on this program.

Nice To Haves

Experience with simulations and physics-based modeling
Experience with state estimation and navigation algorithms, including Extended Kalman Filters
Experience with kinematics using Euler Angles and Quaternions
Experience constructing pointing budgets
Experience with autopilot design and linear stability analysis
Experience with missile or missile defense systems, particularly the THAAD algorithms and flight software
Experience with C++ development and Gitlab
Experience with FORTRAN and 6DOF simulations
Experience with model based software development using Simulink (autocoding)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability as a team player to build consensus among peers and build effective relationships with team members.
Demonstrated communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical issues to peers, management, subcontractors and customers.
Familiarity with software development, Agility
Distributed/parallel processing
Familiarity or experience with missile development or fire control
Cameo or Unified Modeling Language (UML)
CI/CD pipeline experience

Responsibilities

Apply missile guidance, navigation, and control expertise to modeling and simulation
Integrate Matlab/Simulink models into a 6-DOF C++ simulation
Develop high fidelity models and simulation software
Build new source code in C++ and Python
Modify code in C++, C, Matlab, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML
Create unit tests
Execute simulation software on a high performance computing cluster including Linux systems or VMs
Work in an Agile DevOps environment with Docker/Container and Kubernetes deployment
Collaborate with the performance analysts, Flight Software team, and customer
Algorithm Development