Actuation GNC Engineer — Onsite Chandler, Contract

Talent With Heart; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent With Heart is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month contract onsite. The role emphasizes modeling actuation systems, PID control design, and developing actuator performance specifications.

You'll work with MATLAB, Simulink, and C++, perform trade studies, and generate documentation. Requires DoD Secret clearance and 2–4 years of actuator modeling experience in electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators.

Qualifications

• At least 2 (4) years of direct experience modeling actuator systems.
• Experience developing performance requirements and specifications for actuator systems.
• Experience with electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuator systems.
• DoD Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and simulation of actuation systems for launch vehicles and related programs.
• Design and analysis of single and multi-loop PID control systems.
• Create and maintain linear and nonlinear actuator system models in MATLAB and C++.
• Evaluate model outputs against test data and update models as needed.
• Plan actuator systems engineering work, including new systems evaluation and modifications.
• Develop performance requirements for actuation system specifications.
• Review test data and identify processing issues; implement corrections.
• Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuators.
• Perform trade studies for new actuation system applications.
• Generate documentation summarizing work performed.

Skills

C++

Actuator modeling

PID control

Actuator specs

Electro-mechanical actuation

Hydraulic actuators

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Math modeling

Tools

Simulink

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Talent With Heart is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month contract onsite. The role emphasizes modeling actuation systems, PID control design, and developing actuator performance specifications.

You'll work with MATLAB, Simulink, and C++, perform trade studies, and generate documentation. Requires DoD Secret clearance and 2–4 years of actuator modeling experience in electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators.