Guidance & Actuation Systems Engineer

Essenti Talent; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Essenti Talent is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Chandler, AZ) for a 12-month on-site contract. The role involves model-based design and simulation of actuator systems for multiple launch and business development programs, using MATLAB and C++ among other tools.

You will perform trade studies, specify actuator performance, and develop both linear and nonlinear models. Strong collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams is essential, with on-site work in Chandler, AZ.

Qualifications

• 2 (4) years of direct experience modeling actuator systems.
• Experience developing performance requirements and specifications for actuator systems.
• Experience with electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuator systems.
• A DoD Secret level security clearance
• Experience with Matlab, C++, Simulink, and Python.
• Experience modeling both linear and nonlinear models in Simulink.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and simulation of actuation systems for various launch vehicles and programs.
• Work under general direction of flight sciences functional manager and engineers.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems teams to meet objectives.
• Design and analysis of single and multi-loop PID control systems for actuation.
• Create and maintain linear and nonlinear actuator models in MATLAB and C++.
• Evaluate model outputs versus test data and update discrepancies.
• Plan actuator systems engineering tasks including new systems evaluation.
• Develop performance requirements for actuation system specs.
• Review test data and implement necessary corrections.
• Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuation systems.
• Perform trade studies for new actuation system applications.
• Generate and revise technical documentation.
• Conduct kinematic analysis and mathematical modeling of 3-bar and 4-bar systems.

Skills

C++

Actuator models

PID control

Actuator specifications

Electro-Mechanical actuation

Math model evaluation

Hydraulic actuators

MATLAB

Tools

Simulink

Python

Job description

Essenti Talent is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Chandler, AZ) for a 12-month on-site contract. The role involves model-based design and simulation of actuator systems for multiple launch and business development programs, using MATLAB and C++ among other tools.

You will perform trade studies, specify actuator performance, and develop both linear and nonlinear models. Strong collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams is essential, with on-site work in Chandler, AZ.