Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 17 hours ago
Senior Navigation Engineer
Laurel, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $245K/yr
5+ years expJohns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking a dynamic, creative engineer to join their team in aerospace and missile systems engineering. The role involves assessing performance of weapon systems, developing navigation solutions, and mentoring junior staff while leveraging expertise in GPS integration and inertial navigation.
EducationUniversities
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
You will be a Subject Matter Expert on navigation systems that must operate in extremely demanding conditions in support of the most crucial missions of the US military
Design and analyze navigation systems including strapdown algorithms and aiding filters fusing measurements from multiple sensors
You will work with inertial measurement unit (IMU), GPS, terrain mapping sensors, and with multiple sponsors to identify practical GPS alternatives in both hardware and software environments
Mentor junior staff and help ensure that our team maintains deep knowledge across multiple areas of GPS aiding and inertial navigation
Use simulations to predict system behavior and risks, leveraging both Monte Carlo and covariance-based methods to understand trends and perform high-level system trades
Analyze and assess contractor designs to assist program offices throughout the DoD acquisition cycle and interface with contractor community to help them design and build operational weapon systems
Develop and maintain relationships with DoD sponsors and other relevant stakeholders, working to conceive, develop, plan and execute new Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) initiatives
Qualification
Required
Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or another related technical field
Have 5+ years proven experience with navigation systems
Have experience design and analysis of inertial navigation systems, sensor fusion and state estimation via Kalman or other optimal filtering algorithms, or navigation simulation and model development
Have conducted analysis and development using MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or C++
Have strong communication and interpersonal skills, and are skilled at developing relationships across multi-disciplinary teams
Must be willing to travel up to approximately 25%
Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship
Preferred
Have a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related technical discipline
Have successfully led navigation system design or analysis activities
Have experience and interest in related fields such as guidance and control systems or 6 degree-of-freedom modeling and simulation
Have hands-on experience with navigation hardware including IMUs, GPS receivers, and GPS emulators
Benefits
Robust education assistance program
Unparalleled retirement contributions
Healthy work/life balance
Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development
Company
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2023-01-17Grant
Leadership Team
Alice Bowman
Mission Operations Manager
Ashutosh Dutta
Chief 5G Strategist, Senior Scientist, Lawrence R. Hafstad Fellow, Director at JHU
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