Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control

Description

The company's Navigation/Inertial Measurement System (NIMS) team is hiring a Principal Guidance Navigation Control Engineer for the Sentinel (GBSD) program, a national security effort building resilient, next-generation capabilities to protect critical missions from changing threats.

The role is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and suits someone who works well in a development program where requirements keep changing.

Responsibilities

• Own the manufacturing test procedure (MTP) and acceptance test procedure (ATP) for the full system and for its subsystem configuration items.
• Help write and maintain acceptance test specifications (ATS) for the system and its subsystems.
• Make sure system performance requirements are met through your test processes.
• Analyze test results and write reports that judge pass and fail against defined criteria.
• Train and support test technicians.
• Coordinate the building of factory test equipment, its software, test tooling and test flows.
• Take part in failure review boards and closed-loop failure reporting and corrective action (FRACAS).
• Review engineering changes and make sure they are correctly reflected in system test requirements.
• Design, build, verify and test algorithms, software and simulation tools for guidance, navigation and control of the system.
• Work with test equipment manufacturers on buying equipment and on maintaining it or troubleshooting problems.
• Work in a technical team where tasks change often, priorities shift and quick responses are needed.

Requirements

• Hold a bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years of experience, a master's degree in a STEM field with 3 years of experience, or a PhD in a STEM field with 1 year of experience.
• Show you can read engineering drawings, process specifications, parts lists and technical documents.
• Have experience owning MTP and ATP work for a deliverable system.
• Have experience building and implementing test processes that confirm system performance requirements are met.
• Have experience working with test equipment engineers on factory test equipment and its software.
• Have experience helping develop and maintain system and subsystem ATS documents.
• Be a detail-oriented self-starter with strong written and spoken communication, able to write clear test procedures for operators.
• US citizenship is required.
• You must hold an active, current Secret clearance.
• Preferred: Have a solid working knowledge of and experience with navigation and inertial measurement systems.
• Preferred: Guide test equipment design requirements, test procedure development and test execution.
• Preferred: Be proficient in Matlab, Excel, LabVIEW and other common data reduction software.
• Preferred: Have worked in an AS9100 manufacturing and quality environment.
• Preferred: Have a thorough grasp of engineering fundamentals.
• Preferred: Have strong experience identifying and evaluating test requirements.
• Preferred: Have experience analyzing and interpreting large data sets.

Conditions

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, with travel for about 10% of the time.

No relocation assistance is offered.

A Secret clearance is required before you can start.

Base pay falls within $98,400.00 to $147,600.00. The actual offer depends on the scope of the role, your experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, but it may be shorter or longer depending on business needs and how many qualified candidates apply.

Benefits

• Health plan, savings plan and paid time off.
• Education assistance, training and development.
• A 9/80 work schedule where available.
• Life and disability insurance, company-paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business.
• Depending on the role, possible overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus that rewards individual contributions and shared company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for long-term incentives.