Navigation and Guidance Engineer 4

Job Description

Design, implement, and verify GN&C algorithms while developing high-fidelity simulations, flight software, and analysis tools for spacecraft, re-entry vehicles, hypersonic platforms, and other airborne systems. Support mission design, guidance and autonomy development, systems integration, and flight-test activities across atmospheric and space environments.

• Job Details
• Manufacturing
• 1st Shift, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

• Education & Job Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology including Manufacturing Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a directly related non-U.S. equivalent
• 9+ years of related work experience
• Engineering experience with aircraft, missile, spacecraft, autonomous platforms, or similar vehicles
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink
• Demonstrated proficiency developing GN&C algorithms, models, and simulations
• ABET accreditation is preferred but not required
• Able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply technical drawings, blueprints, schematics, or maintenance manuals

• Preferred Skills
• Degree in aerospace or aeronautical engineering at the BS, MS, or PhD level
• 10+ years of related technical experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Spacecraft operations, space environment effects, or hypersonic re-entry GN&C
• State estimation and sensor fusion, including Kalman filters, GPS/INS, or air data systems
• Background in classical and modern control theory and nonlinear control design
• Model-based development and flight-test support
• Prior work on space or hypersonic programs
• Algorithms development
• Programming with C/C++
• Simulation and modeling
• Effective performance in broad, minimally defined design spaces with clear communication of technical results

• Job Duties & Functions
• Design, implement, and verify guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for spacecraft, re-entry vehicles, and hypersonic or airborne platforms
• Develop and maintain 6 DOF dynamics simulations and associated analysis tools for mission and performance assessment
• Implement and validate GN&C flight software using MATLAB/Simulink models and C/C++ prototypes
• Integrate flight software with testbeds and avionics
• Apply astrodynamics and flight mechanics to mission design, novel orbit concepts, and trajectory optimization
• Apply aerodynamics, atmospheric flight mechanics, and controls knowledge to re-entry guidance, navigation, and flight control functions
• Develop powered and unpowered guidance laws and autonomy tools for on-orbit and atmospheric operations
• Support troubleshooting of operational anomalies, functional tests, and service incidents
• Produce concepts of operations, simulation artifacts, and test procedures to enable rapid prototype-to-flight-test iteration
• Collaborate with systems engineering, avionics, test, and business development teams while communicating technical tradeoffs to stakeholders
• Identify inefficiencies, propose solutions, and implement reusable tools and automations

• Physical Requirements & Environment
• 100% onsite at Seal Beach, CA 52-890 Building 52-890
• Domestic travel required, possible up to 5%
• International travel is not required
• Regular and predictable attendance is required
• Out-of-state candidates must relocate at their own expense

• TeamGlobal Benefits
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and more!
• TG Rewards Program
• Employee Referral Program