Guidance, Navigation & Controls Engineer (mid-level or lead)- Millennium Space Systems
About The Position
The Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Engineering Team delivers the GNC subsystem for a program and/or constellation. This includes subsystem/system level analysis to ensure requirements compliance, sensor and actuator selection, and Flight Control Software (FCSW) development and verification. Engineers in the GNC group are integral throughout the entire program lifecycle, providing mission and system design inputs, critical analysis products, software/algorithm development, support to satellite integration and test (I&T), and on-console support for on-orbit operations. As a Lead/Senior GNC Engineer, you will be the Responsible Engineering Authority (REA) for delivery of the GNC subsystem. You may be the REA for a single program, or oversee a portfolio of programs as the GNC focal. You will be a technical leader, decomposing complex work, interfacing across engineering and manufacturing teams, reporting up the program/functional management chains, and providing guidance and mentorship to others on the team. This position’s internal job code is Guidance, Nav & Controls Engr. Our team is currently hiring for level 3/4.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and 5 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
- 3+ years’ experience with GNC fundamentals
- 1+ years’ of spacecraft system level experience
- 1+ years’ experience collaborating with other engineering subsystems and program leadership
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Level 4: Bachelor's degree and 9 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience
- Satellite I&T and on-orbit operations experience
- Demonstrated experience decomposing large/complex nebulous tasks into clearly defined subsets of work that can be done personally or delegated to other members of the team.
- Ability to perform complex GNC system analyses of kinematics, dynamics, and control systems using existing and/or self-developed tools
- Strong fundamentals of project management, including monitoring cost and schedule performance
- Ability to set direction of program work and create processes and standards to support the group
- Advanced understanding of classical and modern control theory, system-level trade studies, architecture development, and systems integration & analysis
- Experience as a mentor
- Active TS/SCI clearance
Responsibilities
- Deliver the GNC subsystem (hardware, software, and analysis) for a satellite program
- Perform GNC subsystem design, analysis, software development, and component selection to meet program requirements
- Manage the development of GNC products within the constraints of program cost and schedule
- Report technical execution progress to program and company leadership, and track/mitigate risk
- Interface with other satellite subsystems as well as systems engineering and program management to ensure system-level performance
- Technical leadership of a team of GNC engineers in support of a program, including decomposition and delegation of tasks
Benefits
- competitive base pay
- variable compensation opportunities
- health insurance
- flexible spending accounts
- health savings accounts
- retirement savings plans
- life and disability insurance programs
- paid and unpaid time away from work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
