Lockheed Martin · 6 hours ago
Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer, Associate
Possible
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$68K/yr - $120K/yrLockheed Martin is a leading aerospace and defense company focused on innovative solutions. The Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer will design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms for guidance, navigation, and control of various aerospace vehicles.
AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop, implement, verify and test algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of 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 and control laws to achieve a desired position in space
Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft
The group is focused on developing low-level inner loop controllers that will reside on FPGAs (like TVC controllers, gimbal controllers, etc)
Those algorithms are developed in CoreSim, in Simulink and autocoded into HDL code to reside on the FPGA
Qualification
Required
4 Year degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related engineering field from an accredited school
Good communication skills
Experience with Matlab/Simulink
Experience with programming languages such as Python, C/C++
US citizenship is required, with the ability to obtain & maintain a security clearance
Preferred
Knowledge of classical controls such as PID controllers, stability analysis and Monte Carlo analysis
Experience with 3-phase motors a major plus!
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
EAP
Education Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Company
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that specializes in advanced technology systems, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Lockheed Martin.
Founded in 1912
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.06BKey Investors
Air Force Research Laboratory
2025-12-05Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-11-13Grant· $33.7M
Leadership Team
Jim Taiclet
Chairman, President & CEO
Craig Martell
Chief Technology Officer
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