Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer, Associate or Experienced

Boeing • Houston, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space and Security is growing and actively recruiting engineers in Spacecraft Guidance Navigation and Control (GN&C) system design, development, and integration at the Houston, Texas, location. Boeing Exploration Systems is looking for motivated, talented engineers to join the Boeing team supporting the International Space Station project. The selected candidates will provide state of the art real-time GN&C systems performance analysis and anomaly resolution to our customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• Level 2: Typically, 2 or more years' related work experience
• Level 3: Typically, 5 or more years' related work experience
• Knowledge of controls, navigation and guidance methods applied to space vehicles
• Knowledge of orbital mechanics and space physics
• Experience or coursework using Matlab/Simulink
• Must be a "US Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 (US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee)
• Ability to obtain access to a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility

Nice To Haves

• Guidance, Navigation and/or Control systems design
• Modern and optimal controls theory
• Kalman filter design and error estimation
• Computer programming in common languages
• Simulation and/or system and component level modeling
• Algorithm implementation in real-time systems
• Global Positioning System (GPS) theory
• Attitude control using common attitude and rate sensors
• Space vehicle navigation techniques

Responsibilities

• ISS GN&C Mission Engineering Room (MER) console support
• ISS GN&C operations, concept planning, and analysis coordination
• Daily evaluation and status of the on-orbit ISS GN&C subsystem
• Real-time monitoring of the ISS GN&C subsystem during dynamic operations
• Long-term trending of the ISS GN&C subsystem hardware and software performance
• Anomaly resolution in the ISS Flight Control and Navigation systems
• Support testing, analysis, and flight readiness reviews
• Work under general supervision

Benefits

• health insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• paid time away from work
• unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level