Graduate GN&C Engineer: Missile Flight Systems

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory seeks a Missile GNC Engineer to design, implement, and evaluate GN&C subsystems for next-generation missile flight systems.

Applicants should hold a Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Physics, or Math, with coursework in flight dynamics or estimation theory, and be eligible for Interim Secret/Top Secret clearance. Proficiency in MATLAB and Kalman filtering is valued; U.S. citizenship required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field.
• Coursework in flight dynamics, guidance, navigation, or control, linear state-space systems, physical system modeling, or estimation theory.
• Eligible for Interim Secret level clearance by start date; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate GN&C methodologies for next-generation missile flight systems.
• Apply optimal state estimation techniques for navigation with large state representations.
• Develop and understand navigation error models from physics and math perspectives.
• Analyze real missile flight test data to assess GN&C performance.
• Use MATLAB/Simulink to generate navigation sensor models and conduct trade studies.

Skills

MATLAB

C++

Kalman filtering

Inertial navigation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Physics, Math

Tools

Simulink

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory seeks a Missile GNC Engineer to design, implement, and evaluate GN&C subsystems for next-generation missile flight systems.

Applicants should hold a Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering, Physics, or Math, with coursework in flight dynamics or estimation theory, and be eligible for Interim Secret/Top Secret clearance. Proficiency in MATLAB and Kalman filtering is valued; U.S. citizenship required.