Lockheed Martin · 8 hours ago
Guidance, Nav & Control Engineer, Sr Staff - Orlando, FL
Orlando Florida
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $256K/yrLockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide. They are seeking a domain expert Guidance and Control Engineer who will design, develop, and deploy embedded algorithms for inertial tracking and navigation within Missiles and Fire Control.
AerospaceCyber SecurityMachinery ManufacturingMilitaryNational SecurityRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Designing, integrating and testing algorithms in the aforementioned technology areas for both missile and fire control products
They will be involved with the development of complex models and simulations to aid in algorithm development and validation
The engineer will be responsible for evaluating system performance in complex scenarios and environments as well as verifying system and subsystem level requirements
The engineer should be comfortable with developing and presenting technical material to brief internal leadership and external customers
Design, develop, and deploy embedded algorithms that perform inertial tracking, inertial navigation and/or sensor fusion
Develop, verify, and validate both complex models and simulations that utilize match filters, convolutional neural networks, and other such techniques to detect targets of interest
Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments and verify system and subsystem level requirements
Perform critical studies, analyses, and test activities that support ground and flight test efforts including Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) activities
Support program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal leadership and/or external customers
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics, or similar STEM degree
Candidate should be fluent in MATLAB, python, and c++
Candidate should have relevant experience or exposure to Navigation Algorithm Development. Areas may include: (Inertial navigation, strapdown navigation, attitude and velocity keeping, advanced GPS signal processing techniques, magnetic nav, star-tracking, visual navigation, covariance analysis, transfer alignment with a host platform, boresight/calibration modeling and estimation, inertial sensor selection and performance modelling)
Candidate should have relevant experience or exposure to Inertial Tracking Algorithm Development. Areas may include: (Extended and Unscented Kalman filtering, non-linear state estimation, Gaussian mixture models, information filtering, particle filtering, multi-hypothesis tracking, Bayesian inference, multi-sensor fusion, passive sensing and stereo tracking, angle-only tracking, feature-aided tracking, image tracking, integrated multi-model tracking, low-SNR target tracking, inertial attitude and line-of-sight estimation, contextual data fusion, scene-based event detection, supervised and unsupervised machine learning, object classification, kinematic and radiometric feature estimation, hypothesis testing, Monte Carlo methods)
Experience with implementing and debugging GNC algorithms running in a real-time environment and experience processing instrumented real-time system data
Candidate must be proficient in developing and validating C++ algorithm simulations and hardware models with real-time data collections
Interim Secret Clearance is needed to start, therefore you must be a US Citizen
Preferred
Active Secret Clearance
Proficiency in MATLAB
Experience with linear algebra software packages
Strong programming skills that can translate to C++ development in a Linux environment
Experience deploying algorithms that satisfy real-time performance requirements
Knowledge of electro-optical/infrared detection technology, optics, and principles of radiometry
Familiarity with clutter rejection techniques
Knowledge and experience with Modelling and Simulation of EOIR systems
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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