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Sierra Nevada Corporation · 1 day ago

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer I(For SNC Summer 2025 Interns Only)

Lone Tree, CO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$82K/yr - $113K/yr

0+ years exp

Sierra Nevada Corporation is an innovator in aerospace engineering, dedicated to uniting, exploring, and inspiring through advanced technologies. The Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer I role focuses on researching, designing, developing, and testing cutting-edge aerospace products and systems, contributing to various projects including mission payloads and space exploration systems.

AerospaceCyber SecurityHardwareNavigationProduct DesignSecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Research, design, develop, test, certify, deploy and improve cutting edge products and services

Develop complex aerodynamic components, structures, and systems

Involve in the design and development, analysis, and test of new products and processes throughout the product lifecycle

Qualification

Aerospace EngineeringFinite Element AnalysisComputational Fluid DynamicsThermal AnalysisTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or other related discipline and typically 0-2 years of relevant experience

Must have been a SNC Summer 2025 Intern

The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Basic knowledge of engineering principles and practices

Familiarity with Computer Aided Engineering tools and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Some experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

Preferred

Exposure to Engineering Simulation such Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Thermal Analysis using tools such as StarCCM or CFD++

Understanding of aircraft external loads, aircraft performance and stability and control

Familiarity with wind tunnel and aircraft flight test

Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Understanding of system-level static and dynamic modeling and simulation

Exposure to aircraft stability principles and control system design and analysis

Knowledge of industry standard aerospace principles, to include, but not limited to parametric design, model-based definition, fundamentals of flight mechanics