GNC Engineer – Seeker Missile Systems (Associate)

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC is seeking an Associate GNC Engineer – Seeker Missile Systems in Chandler, AZ. This 12-month contract role focuses on developing guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for seeker-based missile engagements and precision intercept performance.

You will apply state estimation, Kalman filtering techniques, and 6-DOF simulations, integrating MATLAB/Simulink with C/C++ and Python in a Linux environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience or Master’s with 0 years of experience in electrical, aerospace, mechanical engineering or related field.
• Must have an existing U.S. Government security clearance at the Secret level.
• Experience with guidance, navigation, and control concepts or analysis.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++, or similar tools in a Linux environment.
• Experience with aerospace, missiles, spacecraft, or autonomous systems development, modeling, or testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test flight and simulation software; maintain 6-DOF simulations for flight algorithms.
• Build, analyze, and test algorithms processing seeker measurements to drive GNC.
• Collaborate with engineers to grow expertise in seeker modeling, tracking, and advanced GNC techniques.
• Use trajectory optimization and analysis tools to evaluate mission performance and system designs.

Skills

GNC algorithms

Missile Guidance

Guidance law development

Seeker measurements

6-DoF simulation

MATLAB

Simulink

Estimation and nonlinear filtering

SIL/HIL testing

C++

Python

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related engineering discipline

Master’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related discipline

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Python

Linux

Jira

Job description

Mavensoft Technologies, LLC is seeking an Associate GNC Engineer – Seeker Missile Systems in Chandler, AZ. This 12-month contract role focuses on developing guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for seeker-based missile engagements and precision intercept performance.

You will apply state estimation, Kalman filtering techniques, and 6-DOF simulations, integrating MATLAB/Simulink with C/C++ and Python in a Linux environment.