Senior Navigation/IMU Engineer
About The Position
The Advanced Effector Guidance Systems (AEGS) Department develops guidance-section electronics architectures for development programs and supports subsystem analysis, integration and testing, program leadership, and GPS/IMU activities. The department partners with Electrical Engineering teams that provide detailed designs for electrical products. The Navigation/IMU Engineer will work with experienced Navigation/IMU engineers to select IMUs and integrate them into navigation subsystems. The role requires understanding IMU fundamentals, testing methods, and performance data analysis, along with basic knowledge of serial interfaces and hardware integration and test. The engineer will work independently to set up tests that verify IMU performance and analyze the results. Assignments may span multiple programs and include broad independent work within a program Integrated Product Team (IPT). The primary work environment is an office, with possible laboratory or field work. Some travel, including foreign travel, may be required. The role involves collaboration on multidisciplinary teams, independent work with little supervision, and regular communication of status, issues, progress, and accomplishments to leadership and customers. RTX also expects employees to serve as both mentors and mentees.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major.
- Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant professional work experience, excluding internships; a related advanced degree may substitute for experience, with a master’s degree equivalent to 2 years and a Ph.D. equivalent to 4 years.
- Knowledge of Electrical Engineering fundamentals and subsystems and systems engineering.
- Ability to interpret requirements and select an appropriate IMU for use in products.
- Understanding of IMU fundamentals, testing, and performance analysis.
- Basic understanding of serial interfaces, hardware integration and test, and IMU integration into guidance and navigation systems.
- Ability to independently set up a test to verify IMU performance and analyze results.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
- Ability to work independently with little supervision and within a multidisciplinary team.
Nice To Haves
- Background in how IMUs, GPS, guidance and navigation computers, seekers, and sensors work together to guide a missile to a target.
- Experience in systems engineering and architecture, with interest in developing into a guidance-section architect.
- Experience with fiber optic gyros, ring laser gyros, and MEMS gyros.
- Experience with mechanical and solid-state accelerometers.
- Experience working with missiles or similar systems.
- Ability to drive suppliers to meet commitments.
- Knowledge of the Department of Defense hardware development process and design gates.
- Practical experience across all phases of a product.
Responsibilities
- Support programs with IMU selection and integration into navigation subsystems.
- Test IMUs and analyze their performance data.
- Interface with IMU suppliers.
- Develop and document IMU requirements and test plans.
- Participate in peer reviews of designs as a subject matter expert.
- Present information to peers, management, and government customers.
- Conduct root-cause failure investigations and fault-tree analysis to focus and prioritize work and resources.
- Work independently on broad assignments within a program Integrated Product Team and across multiple programs as needed.
- Communicate issues, progress, and accomplishments to leadership and customers.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and seek assistance from professional networks when appropriate.
- Mentor colleagues and participate as a mentee.
- Travel as required, including possible foreign travel.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Flexible work schedules
- Employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation, depending on position level and collective-bargaining coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
