GN&C Missile Engineer: Next-Gen Guidance & Navigation

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a GN&C missile engineer to design, model, and evaluate fast, nonlinear missile systems and associated navigation challenges. You will work on high-accuracy GN&C in GPS-contested environments and develop software to support data products and technical opinions.

Qualifications include a STEM degree and 2+ years in estimation methods, inertial navigation, flight dynamics, or guidance; proficiency in Matlab or C++, and willingness

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Physics (or related field)
• 2+ years in estimation methods, covariance analysis, inertial navigation, flight dynamics, control laws or guidance
• Interest and willingness to work on missile systems
• Experience in Matlab or C++, willingness to learn Simulink
• Willing to travel (<10%) for Sponsor meetings
• Eligibility for interim secret clearance with US citizenship; eventual Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Conduct GN&C subsystem trade studies, designs, and analyses for next generation missile systems.
• Develop 6 DOF models and integrate them into simulations.
• Design and implement high-fidelity navigation estimation algorithms, including Kalman Filters.
• Assess pre-flight and post-flight performance using telemetry from IMU, GPS, RADAR and other sensors.
• Design, develop, integrate, test, and use software to conduct analyses that inform technical opinions.
• Present work to Sponsors and internal/external audiences at working groups and program reviews.

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a GN&C missile engineer to design, model, and evaluate fast, nonlinear missile systems and associated navigation challenges. You will work on high-accuracy GN&C in GPS-contested environments and develop software to support data products and technical opinions.

Qualifications include a STEM degree and 2+ years in estimation methods, inertial navigation, flight dynamics, or guidance; proficiency in Matlab or C++, and willingness