Navigation SME

Scope of Position

An advanced technology company is seeking an experienced Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Engineer specializing in Navigation. This role involves working on a collaborative team of engineers to design and implement cutting-edge navigation solutions for precision-guided systems. The position focuses on developing, evaluating, and testing navigation algorithms and systems from concept through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate, and optimize navigation systems, target tracking filters, and guidance algorithms for mid-course and terminal phases.
• Integrate and assess data from inertial measurement units (IMUs), GPS receivers, radar systems, and strap-down seekers.
• Support flight tests, including data reduction, verification, and performance assessment.
• Apply advanced estimation techniques such as Kalman filtering for accurate navigation and target state solutions.
• Perform digital signal processing and assess navigation system errors to validate sensor and filter performance.
• Generate pre-flight performance predictions and adjust models based on post-flight analyses.
• Develop and maintain software tools to evaluate flight conditions using nominal and Monte Carlo simulations.
• Document and present design evaluations, performance reports, and technical analyses.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Applied Physics.
• 8+ years of experience in guidance, navigation, or controls theory, including testing and evaluation.
• Proven experience modeling flight systems and subsystems such as IMUs, GPS/GNSS, radar systems, and launch platforms.
• Expertise in developing advanced aided navigation solutions using strap-down inertial measurement units (IMUs).
• Experience conducting systems engineering trade studies and sensitivity analyses.
• Strong proficiency in modeling and simulation using Simulink and MATLAB.
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or Applied Physics.
• Technical leadership experience within the GNC discipline.
• Experience with stability analysis, requirements definition, and mission effectiveness evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, test, and refine flight algorithms (e.g., navigation filters, air data estimation, and guidance algorithms).
• Experience managing engineering tasks, including schedule and budget tracking.
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming.
• Experience collaborating with external stakeholders and presenting technical findings.

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