Guidance Navigation & Actuation Systems Engineer

True North Consultants, Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ to model and simulate actuator systems for launch vehicles, and to design PID controls for electromechanical and electro-hydraulic systems.

The role requires DoD Secret clearance, expertise in MATLAB, Simulink, C++, and Python, and onsite work in Chandler. You will collaborate with Flight Sciences, Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems teams to develop performance specs and validate models against test data,

Qualifications

• Experience modeling actuator systems.
• Developed performance requirements and specifications for actuator systems.
• Experience with electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems.
• Security clearance at DoD Secret level is required.
• Proficiency with MATLAB, C++, Simulink, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Modeling and simulation of actuation systems for various launch and target vehicles.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve objectives.
• Design and analyze single and multi-loop PID control systems for actuation.
• Create and maintain linear and nonlinear actuator models in MATLAB and C++.
• Evaluate model outputs against test data and fix discrepancies.
• Plan actuator systems engineering work including new and existing systems adaptation.
• Develop performance requirements for actuation specifications.
• Review actuation data and identify processing issues and corrections.
• Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuations.
• Conduct trade studies for new actuation system applications.
• Document work performed and results.

Skills

C++

Actuator system models

PID control systems

Actuation system specifications

Electro-Mechanical Actuation

Math model evaluation

Hydraulic actuators

MATLAB

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Job description

True North Consultants, Inc. seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer in Chandler, AZ to model and simulate actuator systems for launch vehicles, and to design PID controls for electromechanical and electro-hydraulic systems.

The role requires DoD Secret clearance, expertise in MATLAB, Simulink, C++, and Python, and onsite work in Chandler. You will collaborate with Flight Sciences, Mechanical, Electrical, and Systems teams to develop performance specs and validate models against test data,