Navigation Engineer for Flight Systems

Leidos•Huntsville, AL

1d•$69,550 - $125,725•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. The Defense Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for Navigation Engineer to work in our Huntsville, AL office. This is an exciting opportunity to support rapid development for navigation of air, land, and sea launched flight systems. Leidos is expanding the navigation team due to recent growing programs, such as the AGM-190/A Small Cruise Missile, US SOCOM’s GBU 69/B Small Glide Munition, multiple Hypersonic Missile programs, DARPA’s Gremlins program, and other rapid development efforts. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics and 2-4 years of work experience or Master’s degree in engineering or physics and research in areas such as state estimation algorithms, navigation techniques with knowledge of basic aerodynamic principles.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
Strong math skills in linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry and coordinate transformation.
Experienced in MATLAB, Simulink, and C/C++ programming.
Solid technical communication skills.
Ability to work in both collaborative team environments and independently.
Must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate in order to work on-site at the Huntsville, AL office.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity and experience with Department of War digital engineering paradigm
Experience with flight vehicles, guided munitions and/or unmanned aerial systems
Experience in terrestrial navigation, SAASM, M-Code, and GPS-denied operations
Masters degree or doctorate in engineering or physics is strongly desired
Current active Secret or higher level clearance

Responsibilities

Development and analysis of navigation algorithms
Implementation of navigation algorithms in 6-DOF simulations and operational flight software
Conducting trade studies for design decisions
Developing techniques to assess, validate and verify performance
Supporting flight tests with pre-flight predictions and post-flight analyses