Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Modeling and Simulation Engineer

KODA Technologies•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

KODA Technologies is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Modeling and Simulation Engineer who will specialize in Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of a complex aerospace vehicle to join our team in Huntsville, AL. This person will join a highly skilled team of M&S engineers and algorithm developers supporting advanced technology demonstrations.

Requirements

Post-secondary STEM degree with 5 - 10+ years of relevant experience
Willing to work onsite in a classified area or lab environment
Experience with MATLAB for GNC analysis and simulation development
Hands-on experience with GNC analysis, including flight dynamics, control systems, or navigation algorithms.
Experience working with subsystem and software engineers to integrate MATLAB models, C++ models, and tactical flight software into simulations
Professionally demonstrated advanced proficiency in C++
Professionally demonstrated strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate transformations
Strong written/verbal communication and organizational and interpersonal skills
Active Secret Clearance is required
U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and software version control such as Git
Experience deploying algorithms that satisfy real-time performance requirements
Experience in weapon system and/or sensor modeling, both for the items to be modeled, and the synthetic modeled environments used to stimulate the simulated hardware
Knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirements development and verification
Experience working with aerospace systems, particularly spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control

Responsibilities

Design and documentation of model and simulation requirements and architecture
Integrate, verify, and validate subsystem truth simulation models into a vehicle-level simulation.
Develop, verify, and validate both complex models and simulations, such as missile 6-degree-of-freedom simulations (6-DOF) and effects-based simulations
Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments, and verify system and subsystem level requirements
Perform critical studies, analyses, and test activities
Support ground and flight test efforts, including Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) activities
Support program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal leadership and/or external customers.