Actuation Systems Guidance Engineer (C++, MATLAB)

Confident Search Consultants; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month contract. The role is onsite, requires US citizenship, and offers an open hourly pay rate on W2.

You will model actuator systems, perform trade studies, develop performance specs, and create MATLAB/C++ models, with PID control design for electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation.

Qualifications

• At least 2 (4) years of direct experience modeling actuator systems.
• Direct experience developing performance requirements and specifications for actuator systems.
• Experience with both electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuator systems.
• A DoD Secret level security clearance.
• Experience with Matlab, C++, Simulink, and Python including modeling in Simulink.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and Simulation of actuation systems for various launch vehicles and programs.
• Collaborate with Flight Sciences, Mechanical Electrical, and Systems teams to meet objectives.
• Design and analysis of single loop and multi-loop PID control systems for actuation systems.
• Create and maintain linear and nonlinear math models of actuations systems in MATLAB and C++.
• Evaluate model output vs test data and update models as needed.
• Develop performance requirements for actuation system specifications.
• Review actuation system test data and implement corrections as needed.
• Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuation systems.

Skills

C++

Actuator modeling

PID control

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Job description

Confident Search Consultants seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month contract. The role is onsite, requires US citizenship, and offers an open hourly pay rate on W2.

You will model actuator systems, perform trade studies, develop performance specs, and create MATLAB/C++ models, with PID control design for electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation.