Flight Control & Inertial Navigation Engineer

The Pennsylvania State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 105,900 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks a Dynamics and Controls Engineer to advance flight control systems for undersea vehicles. On-site in State College, you will develop models, algorithms, and software in MATLAB/Simulink, and analyze data from tests to drive innovations.

Responsibilities include requirements analysis, model validation, software development, and collaboration with sponsors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science required.
• 14+ years of relevant experience for Senior Professional.
• 5+ years of relevant experience for Advanced Professional.
• 2+ years of relevant experience for Intermediate Professional.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze flight control system requirements and design trade studies.
• Create and validate 6DoF dynamic models for undersea vehicles; perform Software-in-Loop simulations in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Design, tune, validate flight control algorithms and software.
• Develop, debug, test MATLAB/Simulink-based software and data analysis tools; document algorithms and software.
• Support lab and field test planning, execution, and data analysis.
• Proactively seek professional development opportunities and share knowledge with the team.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Networking

Serial communications

Education

Bachelor's Degree – Engineering or Science

Experience: 2+ years for intermediate pro

Experience: 5+ years for advanced pro

Experience: 14+ years for senior pro

Tools

Git

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) seeks a Dynamics and Controls Engineer to advance flight control systems for undersea vehicles. On-site in State College, you will develop models, algorithms, and software in MATLAB/Simulink, and analyze data from tests to drive innovations.

Responsibilities include requirements analysis, model validation, software development, and collaboration with sponsors.