Guidance Navigation & Actuation Systems Engineer

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer for onsite work in Chandler, AZ. The role supports actuator simulation and modeling, performing trade studies, building performance specs, and developing actuator system models.

Position is a 12-month contract, onsite only, with US citizenship required. Responsibilities include modeling actuation systems for launch and target vehicles, collaborating across disciplines, and producing documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience modeling actuator systems.
• Design and analyze single loop and multi-loop PID control systems including electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation.
• Develop actuator performance specifications.
• Modeling and simulation of actuation systems in MATLAB and Simulink.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and Simulation of actuation systems for launch vehicles and programs.
• Collaborate with Flight Sciences and other disciplines to meet objectives.
• Create and maintain linear and nonlinear math models of actuations systems in MATLAB and C++.
• Evaluate model outputs against test data and update models accordingly.
• Plan actuator systems engineering work and develop performance requirements.

Skills

C++

Actuator modeling

PID control design

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

C++

Job description

Meritas Advisory Group, LLC seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer for onsite work in Chandler, AZ. The role supports actuator simulation and modeling, performing trade studies, building performance specs, and developing actuator system models.

Position is a 12-month contract, onsite only, with US citizenship required. Responsibilities include modeling actuation systems for launch and target vehicles, collaborating across disciplines, and producing documentation.