Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineer

Description

The company's aeronautics unit is hiring a Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) engineer to work on aircraft systems.

You will join a team from different disciplines that builds and tests the algorithms, software and simulation tools used to guide, navigate and control aircraft.

Responsibilities

• Design control laws that meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities and stability margin requirements, both on the ground and in flight.
• Build linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models of the air vehicle and integrate them into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
• Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) and 2 years of related engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics.
• Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems.
• Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze and visualize data.
• Active USG Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and keep initial Special Access Program (SAP) access through a Program Access Request (PAR), obtained before employment starts within a timeframe the company sets based on its business needs.
• Ability to obtain and keep later SAP PARs after you start, as needed to fully support the statement of work.
• Preferred: strong communication, analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred: experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics.
• Preferred: proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Preferred: experience designing control laws for fixed-wing aircraft and performing handling qualities analyses.
• Preferred: working knowledge of the MIL-STD-1797 flying qualities requirements.
• Preferred: current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Preferred: active USG Top Secret SCI clearance, with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.

Conditions

The role is based in San Diego, CA, on a 1st shift 9/80 schedule.

Travel is required for 10% of the time.

Top Secret clearance is required to start.

Relocation assistance may be available.

The primary base salary range is $91,800.00 to $137,600.00. This is a general guideline, and the final offer depends on factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role and your experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shortened or extended based on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, a shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let you share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business.