GNC Engineer: Spacecraft Guidance & Control

Lockheed Martin; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

FSAs

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin is seeking an experienced engineer specialized in Guidance and Control (GNC) to join our Missiles and Fire Control team. You will design, implement, verify and test GNC algorithms for aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, and upper stages across flight regimes.

As SME, you will collaborate with systems engineers and algorithm developers across programs, support reviews with internal and external customers, and contribute to HWIL activities and model-based simulations.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics, or similar STEM degree.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Interim Clearance is needed to start; US citizenship required.
• Fluency in MATLAB, Python, and C++.
• Experience solving problems and developing algorithms in 6+ GNC sub-domains.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and verify embedded GNC algorithms for inertial tracking/ sensor fusion.
• Develop, validate, and test complex models and simulations using Kalman filters and discrimination algorithms.
• Evaluate and analyze system performance and verify requirements at subsystem level.
• Support HWIL activities and ground/flight test efforts.
• Join or lead teams of engineers on various programs in different stages of product development.
• As SME, support program reviews and technical meetings with leadership/external customers.

Skills

GNC expertise

Kalman filtering

Sensor fusion

Real-time software

Linux knowledge

Education

BS in Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace/Physics/CS/Math

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Lockheed Martin is seeking an experienced engineer specialized in Guidance and Control (GNC) to join our Missiles and Fire Control team. You will design, implement, verify and test GNC algorithms for aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, and upper stages across flight regimes.

As SME, you will collaborate with systems engineers and algorithm developers across programs, support reviews with internal and external customers, and contribute to HWIL activities and model-based simulations.