Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer

PGS Worldwide•Redondo Beach, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer in Redondo Beach, California for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control development through algorithm design, modeling and simulation, verification and validation, and on-console operational support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience; master’s degree with 6+ years; or PhD with 4+ years.
Active DoD Secret clearance required.
U.S. citizenship required.
Experience using MATLAB/Simulink and/or C/C++ for guidance, navigation, and control applications.
Experience designing and implementing attitude-control and/or state-estimation algorithms.
Experience with actuator and sensor sizing and selection.
Experience modeling, simulating, verifying, and validating 3-DOF and/or 6-DOF GNC systems.
Strong understanding of spacecraft kinematics, dynamics, and control-system analysis.
Experience developing or implementing guidance, navigation, and control algorithms and software.
Ability to analyze complex spacecraft or vehicle dynamic behavior.
Strong technical problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with early-stage or clean-sheet spacecraft design.
Experience with software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Experience supporting satellite integration and test activities.
Experience with on-orbit spacecraft operations.
Experience leading a small team of GNC engineers.
Experience collaborating with subsystem engineers and program leadership.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, verify, and test GNC algorithms and software.
Develop and use simulation tools supporting spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control.
Perform modeling and simulation of spacecraft dynamics and control behavior.
Develop attitude-control and state-estimation algorithms.
Analyze spacecraft kinematics, dynamics, sensors, actuators, and control laws.
Support development of hardware and software requirements for GNC systems.
Perform 3-DOF and 6-DOF modeling and simulation.
Support software- and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Participate in spacecraft integration, verification, and validation activities.
Support system activation and operational events from the console.
Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve GNC and system-level technical issues.
Support analysis and troubleshooting during spacecraft test and operational activities.