GNC Engineer - Spacecraft Guidance & Control

Lockheed Martin; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 91,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a GNC engineer to contribute to missile guidance, navigation and control activities across multiple programs. You will develop and integrate models, write C++/Python code, and test algorithms for high-fidelity simulations.

Applicants should have 2+ years of related experience, with a strong background in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and rigorous mathematical methods. Join a team delivering cutting-edge space systems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Broad technical skills in dynamics, control theory, or programming.
• Experience using MATLAB/Simulink for simulations of feedback control, navigation, or guidance.
• C/C++ programming experience.
• Strong math skills in linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate transformation.
• Ability to document analysis results in slides and memos.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply guidance, navigation, and control expertise to algorithm development, modeling, and simulation.
• Integrate MATLAB/Simulink models into a 6-DOF C++ simulation.
• Develop high-fidelity models and simulation software.
• Develop new source code in C++ and Python.
• Modify code in C++, C, MATLAB, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML.
• Create unit tests and run on HPC clusters with Linux and VMs.
• Work in an Agile DevOps environment with Docker/Container and Kubernetes deployment.
• Collaborate with Flight Software team and customers.

Skills

Rigid body dynamics

Control theory

Programming

MATLAB/Simulink usage

C/C++ programming

Mathematics (linear algebra, stats, tr

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space is seeking a GNC engineer to contribute to missile guidance, navigation and control activities across multiple programs. You will develop and integrate models, write C++/Python code, and test algorithms for high-fidelity simulations.

Applicants should have 2+ years of related experience, with a strong background in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and rigorous mathematical methods. Join a team delivering cutting-edge space systems in a fast-paced environment.