Guidance & Actuation Systems Engineer (Onsite, 12-Month Contract)

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

Job summary

Your Talent Team seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month on-site contract. The role focuses on modeling and simulating actuator systems for launch and target vehicles, developing performance specifications, and delivering robust control solutions using MATLAB and C++.

On-site work requires DoD security clearance and US citizenship. Responsibilities include designing PID control loops, producing linear and nonlinear models, and conducting trade studies.

Qualifications

• At least 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.
• DoD Secret level security clearance.
• Experience with Matlab, C++, Simulink, and Python including.
• Experience modeling both linear and nonlinear models in Simulink.
• Experience presenting results to a wide variety of audiences including both technical SMEs and non-technical customers.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and Simulation of actuation systems for various launch vehicles, target vehicles, and business development programs.
• Work under general direction of Flight Sciences Functional Manager, Functional Lead and various Program engineers.
• Collaborate with other disciplines, Mechanical Electrical, and Systems to determine best means to achieve objectives.
• Design and analysis of single loop and multi-loop PID control systems, including electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems.
• Create new and maintain existing linear and nonlinear math models of actuations systems, in both MATLAB and C++ forms.
• Evaluation of math model simulation output versus actual test data. Determine source of discrepancies and update models.
• Plan and conduct actuator systems engineering work that includes evaluation of new systems, and/or adaptation and modification of existing systems.
• Develop performance requirements for actuation system specifications.
• Review actuation system test data. Where necessary, identify processing issues and implement corrections.
• Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuation systems.
• Perform trade studies for new actuation system applications.
• Generate and revise relevant documentation summarizing work performed.
• Conduct kinematic analysis and mathematical modeling of 3-bar and 4-bar systems.

Skills

C++

Actuator modeling

PID control design

Actuator specs

Electro-mechanical actuators

Math model validation

Hydraulic actuators

MATLAB

Tools

Simulink

Python

Job description

Your Talent Team seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ for a 12-month on-site contract. The role focuses on modeling and simulating actuator systems for launch and target vehicles, developing performance specifications, and delivering robust control solutions using MATLAB and C++.

On-site work requires DoD security clearance and US citizenship. Responsibilities include designing PID control loops, producing linear and nonlinear models, and conducting trade studies.