GNC Engineer: Spacecraft Guidance & Control

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a GNC engineer to apply guidance, navigation, and control expertise to algorithm development, modeling, and simulation. You will integrate MATLAB/Simulink models into a 6-DOF C++ simulation and develop high fidelity models and software.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in C++, Python, and MATLAB, unit tests, Agile DevOps with Docker/Kubernetes deployment, and collaboration with Flight Software teams and customers.

Qualifications

• Broad technical skills such as rigid body dynamics, control theory, and/or computer programming.
• Proven experience using MATLAB and/or Simulink for simulation and analysis of feedback control systems, closed loop guidance, or navigation algorithms.
• C/C++ programming experience.
• Strong math skills in linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and/or coordinate transformation.
• Ability to clearly document analysis results in presentation slides and engineering memos.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply guidance, navigation, and control expertise to algorithm development, signal and data processing, 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.
• Implement simulation software on a HPC cluster (Linux or VMs).
• Work in an Agile DevOps environment with Docker/Container and Kubernetes deployment.
• Collaborate with Flight Software team and customer.

Skills

Rigid body dynamics

Control theory

C/C++ programming

MATLAB/Simulink

Math skills (linear algebra, stats)

Documentation & presentation

Team collaboration

AI prompting

Education

Post-secondary degree or related training

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Fortran

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a GNC engineer to apply guidance, navigation, and control expertise to algorithm development, modeling, and simulation. You will integrate MATLAB/Simulink models into a 6-DOF C++ simulation and develop high fidelity models and software.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in C++, Python, and MATLAB, unit tests, Agile DevOps with Docker/Kubernetes deployment, and collaboration with Flight Software teams and customers.