Engineer Guidance Navigation Control

Engineer Guidance Navigation Control

Join a team where your pioneering spirit and bold ideas can make a global impact. Work on revolutionary aerospace and defense systems that shape the future. As a part of the team, you will design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation toolchains. Engage with groundbreaking projects like missile flight code design and simulation, contributing to national security and technological advancements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree of freedom missile flight simulator in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Design and implement advanced guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) algorithms.
• Create and maintain Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents.
• Participate in reviewing GNC workshare requirements, model hardware, and attend international partner program meetings.

Essential Skills

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in Autopilot design for guided missiles.
• Recent proficiency in creating and maintaining analysis tools using C++, MATLAB, and Python within the past year.
• Proficiency in C++ development in a Linux environment within the past year.
• Experience with high fidelity 6DoF simulation for guided missiles within the past two years.
• Experience working with missile guidance and autopilot algorithms within the past two years.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with trajectory optimization software and tools.
• Knowledge of hypersonic missiles, Aegis, IR discrimination, and tracking.

Work Environment

The role is part of a program that requires onsite presence during the work week. Employees work on high-speed digital circuits, missile flight simulations, and advanced avionics, contributing to challenging and innovative projects.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Chandler, Arizona.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $50.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chandler,AZ.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 1, 2025.