Flight Systems – Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer – Mid Level

Dynetics a Leidos Company is seeking a talentedGuidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineerto join a diverse team creating unique solutions for complex problems. With offices across the United States engaging in the defense space cyber and commercial fields Dynetics provides responsive cost-effective engineering scientific and IT solutions.

Dynetics is seeking a GNC Engineer to support developmental efforts for guidance navigation and control of air land and sea launched flight systems. As a result of recent growing programs such as the AGM-190/A Small Cruise Missile US SOCOMs GBU 69/B Small Glide Munition multiple Hypersonic Missile programs DARPAs Gremlins program and other rapid development efforts.

Dynetics is looking for a GNC Engineer who is experienced with flight vehicles guided munitions and/or UAS systems. The successful applicant will demonstrate prior work or graduate level research as applied to the development of navigation guidance and/or autopilot algorithms along with an ability to support GNC development on advanced weapon systems in a highly accelerated schedule to meet critical needs for the warfighters. Streamlined development efforts will result in concept-to-flight timelines measured in months not years. The candidate is expected to directly support development efforts while mentoring and training engineering staff throughout development.

Primary Responsibilities

Engineers in this position are responsible for the development and analysis of guidance navigation and autopilot algorithms and implementation of these items in 6DOF simulations Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) facilities and operational flight software. Additionally the candidate should be capable of conducting trade studies for design decisions developing techniques to assess validate and verify performance and supporting flight tests with pre-flight predictions and post-flight analyses.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree in engineering or physics plus 2 or more years of work or graduate level research experience with feedback control system design trajectory optimization guidance navigation and/or optimal estimation with knowledge of basic aerodynamic principles.

Strong math skills are required in the areas of linear algebra matrix math statistics and trigonometry and coordinate transformation. Must be experienced in MATLAB Simulink and C/C programming.

Candidate must possess solid technical communication skills and an ability to work in both collaborative team environments and independently.

Candidates must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate in order to work on-site at the Huntsville AL office.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity/experience with DoD digital engineering paradigm.

Experience in terrestrial navigation SAASM M-Code and GPS-denied operations are also desired.

MS degree or higher is strongly desired

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