Actuator GN&C Engineer — Modeling & PID (Onsite)

RRC Solutions Group; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

RRC Solutions Group is seeking an on-site Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month contract. The role focuses on modeling and simulating actuator systems, developing performance specifications, and performing trade studies within the Actuators group.

The ideal candidate will design single and multi-loop PID control systems for electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators, and produce linear and nonlinear models in MATLAB/C++.

Qualifications

• Must have experience modeling actuator systems and developing performance requirements.
• Experience designing single and multi-loop PID control for electromechanical/electro-hydraulic actuations.
• Proven ability to create linear/nonlinear actuator models and validate them with test data.

Responsibilities

• Model and simulate actuation systems for launch/target vehicles and related programs.
• Collaborate across disciplines to achieve objectives and perform trade studies for new actuation systems.
• Develop and maintain linear and nonlinear actuator models in MATLAB and C++.
• Evaluate model outputs against test data and update models to resolve discrepancies.

Skills

C++

Actuator systems modeling

PID control design

Actuator performance specifications

Electro-Mechanical Actuation Systems

Math model evaluation

Hydraulic actuators

MATLAB

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Job description

RRC Solutions Group is seeking an on-site Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month contract. The role focuses on modeling and simulating actuator systems, developing performance specifications, and performing trade studies within the Actuators group.

The ideal candidate will design single and multi-loop PID control systems for electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuators, and produce linear and nonlinear models in MATLAB/C++.