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Raytheon · 4 hours ago

Sr. Systems Engineer - Flight Controls

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$82K/yr - $164K/yr

5+ years exp

Raytheon is a leading company in defense and aerospace, focused on helping the nation and allies defend freedoms. The Senior Systems Engineer - Flight Controls will play a critical role in evaluating, designing, implementing, and integrating embedded flight control software algorithms, collaborating with engineers to meet system performance requirements.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

The Senior Systems Engineer - Flight Controls Engineer will apply knowledge of advanced control techniques, air vehicle dynamics and flight control, inertial sensors, and analysis of missile performance in simulation, ground test, and flight test

In this role, you will develop solutions to complex problems that require application of advanced technical principles

You will be depended on for uncovering and resolving issues associated with development and implementation of flight control system designs

You will guide the successful completion of significant program efforts from planning to execution and represent the organization as an embedded authority on program efforts within the field of flight controls

You will develop flight control system architectures and requirements, implement advanced control laws to maximize performance and robustness, and program algorithms in higher order compiled computer languages

You will develop missile state estimation algorithms and derive advanced algorithms and filters to compensate for flexible body dynamics, aeroservoelasticity effects, and inertial coupling

Qualification

Flight control designAdvanced control techniquesHigher level programmingMATLABSimulinkEmbedded software developmentSystem dynamics modelingState estimationInterpersonal skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree and a minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience in air vehicle flight control design and analysis

Course work, independent research, and/or work experience that includes a combination of at least two of the following: classical and modern control system design techniques, modeling of system dynamics, and state estimation

Experience developing or modifying code in higher level compiled languages such as Fortran, Ada, and/or C++

Experience with MATLAB and/or Simulink

Ability to obtain an Interim Secret U.S. government issued Security Clearance is required prior to start date with the ability to obtain special program access after start

Preferred

Current and active Secret or above level Security Clearance

Master's or PhD Degree in an Engineering discipline, Computer Science, Math or Physics

Demonstrated ability to take an air vehicle autopilot from concept design to flight

Experience with embedded software development and hardware/software integration

Research and/or applied experience in advanced control design techniques in areas such as nonlinear, robust, optimal, adaptive, fault-tolerant, and real-time control

Air vehicle autopilot design experience over a wide range of aerodynamic regimes such as subsonic, transonic, supersonic, hypersonic, and non-continuum flows

Experience with system identification techniques applied to flexible body dynamics, aeroservoelasticity (ASE), and inertial coupling with application of structural filters to minimize impact to control systems

Experience assessing GNC system integration risks through test data analysis

Knowledge of system engineering design methods including requirements analysis and allocation, specification derivation, and interface control documentation

Performance analysis by simulation, including verification and validation techniques

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and other engineering disciplines

Strong collaboration skills and experience leading a GNC-focused development team