Actuator Systems GN&C Engineer: Modeling & PID Control

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc.

Chandler (AZ)

On-site

USD 62,000 - 103,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer for an onsite Chandler, AZ assignment. The 12-month contract requires US citizenship and offers an open hourly pay rate on W2.

You will model actuator systems, perform trade studies, and develop performance specifications for electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation. Responsibilities include modeling actuation systems for launch and target vehicles, creating linear and nonlinear models in MATLAB and

Qualifications

2–4 years of experience modeling actuator systems.
Experience developing performance requirements and specifications for actuator systems.
Experience with Matlab, C++, Simulink, and Python.
DoD Secret level security clearance required.
Experience with both electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuator systems.
Experience presenting results to audiences including technical SME's and non-technical customers.

Responsibilities

Modeling and simulation of actuation systems for launch vehicles and other programs.
Collaborate with Flight Sciences and Program engineers to determine best solutions.
Design and analyze single and multi-loop PID control systems for actuation.
Create and maintain linear and nonlinear actuator models in MATLAB and C++.
Evaluate model outputs against test data and update models.
Plan actuator systems engineering tasks and develop performance requirements.
Review actuation test data and identify processing issues.
Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuation systems.
Perform trade studies for new actuation system applications.
Generate and revise documentation summarizing work.
Conduct kinematic analysis of 3-bar and 4-bar systems.