Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer
About The Position
The Effectors PG&C Center is currently hiring for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer position in Tucson, AZ to support execution of the portfolio of current and upcoming missile programs. As a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer, you will play a critical role in helping with the evaluation, design, implementation, and integration of embedded software algorithms. You will collaborate with a team of engineers in an integrated product team that will be responsible for tactical embedded software, firmware, and integrated flight software 6 Degrees-of-Freedom simulations to achieve overall system performance requirements. This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree and a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience
- GNC, Signal Processing, and/or Modeling / Simulation experience
- Engineering experience in missile system applications to include at least three of the following or subject matter expertise in at least one: Digital and/or modern control systems, Dynamics, Kalman filter design, Monte Carlo analysis, Development and/or simulation of physical systems, Signal processing, Verification and validation, System-level performance assessments, GPS/INS navigation systems, sensors, and algorithms, Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) systems, sensors, and algorithms for navigation in GPS-degraded environments
- Experience with MATLAB, Python, C, C++, and/or Object-Oriented design
- Experience with GNC and/or Signal Processing algorithms within a simulation or physical environment
- Experience managing or leading others in a technical and/or functional capacity within an engineering environment
- Ability to obtain an Interim Secret U.S. government issued Security Clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start.
- U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree with 10 or more years of GNC, Signal Processing, and/or Modeling / Simulation experience
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and customers regarding matters of significant importance
- Ability to balance multiple concurrent priorities with overlapping deadline in an Agile environment
- Subject Matter Expert in at least one of the following areas: RF algorithm design, GNC algorithm design, autopilot algorithm design or Software in Simulation
- Experience with and demonstrable achievement in systems engineering principals with regards to product development
- Engineering team leadership
Responsibilities
- Development, integration, and testing of embedded tactical missile flight code
- Definition and execution of system level performance studies and analyses to inform the development and integration of new capabilities, refinement of existing capability, or to address obsolescence
- Work within an agile framework to lead development of backlogs, plans, and metrics
- Provide experience and guidance to help the program train new engineers and execute efficiently and effectively
- Support missile performance analysis including model development, system optimization, and Monte Carlo assessments with expected system disturbances.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
