Actuation Systems GN&C Engineer — Chandler (Contract)

Key People; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Key People in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer on a 12 month on-site contract. The role focuses on modeling actuators, developing performance specs, and performing trade studies.

You will work with Flight Sciences in evaluating electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation, building MATLAB and C++ models, and presenting results to diverse stakeholders. US citizenship is required; on-site work only.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of direct experience modeling actuator systems.
• Experience developing performance requirements for actuator systems.
• Experience with electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators.
• DoD Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and simulation of actuation systems for launch and target vehicles.
• Design and analysis of single loop and multi-loop PID control systems.
• Develop actuator performance specifications.
• Create linear and nonlinear math models in MATLAB and C++.
• Compare simulation results with test data and update models.
• Plan actuator systems engineering activities and evaluations.
• Review test data and investigate anomalies.
• Generate and revise technical documentation.

Skills

Actuator system modeling

Control systems design

PID control analysis

Trade studies

Documentation

Tools

C++

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Job description

Key People in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer on a 12 month on-site contract. The role focuses on modeling actuators, developing performance specs, and performing trade studies.

You will work with Flight Sciences in evaluating electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation, building MATLAB and C++ models, and presenting results to diverse stakeholders. US citizenship is required; on-site work only.