Senior GNC Engineer
Senior GNC Engineer
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About This Role
Who We Are:
CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety efficiency and readiness.
CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAEs Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
CAE Values: Empowerment Innovation Excellence Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.
What We Have to Offer:
Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes worklife balance
A work environment where all employees are valued respected and safe
Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver take initiatives and make decisions
Recognition professional development advancement and having fun!
Summary
CAE USA Defense & Security welcomes experienced software engineers to help train U.S. Armed Forces and those of our partners around the world. This is a rewarding mission you will be proud to support.
You will design develop test and integrate realtime weapon simulations for military training devices. This is a handson full life cycle software engineering position for experienced software engineers who desire to grow beyond traditional boundaries and create enduring solutions for a truly meaningful purpose.
Affinity for aviation and flight skills not but this role will provide the opportunity for both!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Design and lead development of new weapons software projects
Develop dynamic weapon flight simulation models and integrate into flight training devices
Develop debug and test autopilot and guidance algorithms
Develop control laws to meet weapon performance trajectory and stability requirements
Develop system and software requirements for GNC models
support requirement verification through test procedure development lab testing and reporting
Perform trajectory design optimization and analysis for weapons
Design develop implement verify and test algorithms software and simulation tools to perform weapon model GNC
Create analysis tools applications and pipelines for fast reliable and robust weapon models
Given weapon flight test and physical data and documentation use MATLAB and analytical tools to model weapon performance
Provide leadership mentorship and growth opportunities for junior weapons engineers
Utilize excellent communication skills to report program milestones technical approaches and findings to program management
Review existing tools and processes and drive more efficient or more reliable approaches
Qualifications and Education Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree (BS) in a Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 10 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science (MS) and 8 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 6 years of relevant engineering and/or lab experience
8 years professional experience in a GNC role preferably for weapons systems
Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and detailed requirements.
Experience developing simplified 3DOF and highfidelity 6DOF dynamics simulation models
Experience using MATLAB to create process analyze and visually represent data
Clear communication and organizational skills including documentation and training material
Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. DoD Secret clearance
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Preferred Skills
Masters Degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering or a related field
Experience designing developing and implementing flight software algorithms for weapons systems
Experience designing developing and implementing Launch Acceptability Region LAR Weapon Engagement Zone WEZ or Dynamic Lauch Zone DLZ generation software
Experience with guidance functions and equations necessary to achieve a desired position orientation velocity or trajectory
Experience with flight controls design and analysis for weapons systems
Experience with state estimation Kalman filtering sensor fusion etc.
Experience with mission planning waypoints and waypoint navigation
Experience creating aerodynamic and propulsion models
Experience with mission planning waypoints and waypoint navigation
Strong competency in software development practices including testing and continuous integration
Experience with high performance computing systems
Highlevel of C/C Proficiency
Experience with Ada FORTRAN and/or Python and Linux OS
Experience with realtime simulation
Exposure to weaponeering concepts and equations
Security Responsibilities
Must complywith all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials in any form. Shall not divulge any information or afford access to other employees not having a needtoknow. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.
Due to U.S. Government contract requirements only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.
Work Environment
Highly collaborative closed room environment with open office space for unclassified tasks. Job duties include regular interaction with fixed base full cockpit military aircraft simulators and include the opportunity to learn to fly the aircraft simulation.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status. If youd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law please click here Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.
PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.
Position Type
RegularCAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CAE is an equalopportunity employer committed to diversity equity and inclusion. As One CAE we take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants regardless of race nationality colour religion sex gender identity and expression sexual orientation disability neurodiversity Veteran status age or other legally protected characteristics.
If you dont see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed in the job posting we still encourage you to reach out and apply. At CAE everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please get in touch with us at .
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
