Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer (Level II) - Secret clearance

Lockheed Martin•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a 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 Develop new source code in C++ and Python Modify code in C++, C, Matlab, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML Create unit tests Implement 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 critical thinkers, Flight Software team, and customer Signal and Data Processing

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.

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
Develop new source code in C++ and Python
Modify code in C++, C, Matlab, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML
Create unit tests
Implement 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 critical thinkers, Flight Software team, and customer
Signal and Data Processing