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APR Consulting · 1 day ago

Guidance Navigation Control Engineer with Active Secret Clearance

Chandler, AZ

Contract

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$23.57/hr - $23.57/hr

2+ years exp

APR Consulting is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer with Active Secret Clearance for an aerospace client. The role involves designing, developing, implementing, verifying, and testing algorithms and software for guidance, navigation, and control of various vehicles during different phases of flight and launch.

ConsultingCRMHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologySmall and Medium BusinessesStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms and software and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events

Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality

Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations to achieve a desired position, orientation or orbit in space

Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control laws and hardware and software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft

A Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer with a background in the Modeling and Simulation of GN&C systems

Familiarity with Monte Carlo data analysis, 6DOF simulation, and signal processing is required

Work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop, verify, and validate a missile flight simulator

Create and/or maintain Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents

Review GNC workshare requirements, model hardware, and attend weekly / monthly international partner program meetings

Qualification

C++MATLABPythonMissile guidance algorithmsHigh performance computingModelingSimulationInterface Control DocumentsSignal processingData analysisTeam collaboration

Required

US Citizenship required

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 1 year of experience, or a PhD and 0 years of experience

Proficiency in C++, MATLAB, and Python toolchains

Experience with high performance computing

Experience working with missile guidance and autopilot algorithms

Familiarity with Monte Carlo data analysis, 6DOF simulation, and signal processing

Preferred

Experience working on hypersonic missiles

Experience with AEGIS weapon system

Experience with IR discrimination and tracking

Company

APR Consulting

APR Consulting is a nationally recognized, award-winning provider of talent acquisition and workforce solutions, helping organizations simplify, scale, and optimize their operations.

Founded in 1980

Diamond Bar, California, USA

201-500 employees