Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer

ACL Digital; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital seeks a Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer to support a Washington-based client in a contract role. You will analyze fleet anomalies, develop mitigation plans, and coordinate with avionics, manufacturing, and regulatory teams to deliver compliant solutions.

The ideal candidate holds a B.S. in engineering and 5+ years in aerospace or regulated environments, with hands-on test experience, safety analyses, and familiarity with ARP4754/ARP4761.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant engineering or science field.
• 5+ years of technical aerospace or regulated industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Investigate fleet anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution with customers.
• Review system architecture, requirements, and design documentation to assess impacts of anomalies and proposed fixes.
• Lead tests including iron bird, lab rigs, and production test setups; write test plans and monitor execution.
• Produce safety artifacts: system safety analyses, FMEA, fault trees, and traceability to requirements and regulations.
• Coordinate across manufacturing, avionics, supplier management, flight operations, safety, and regulatory teams to deliver compliant solutions.
• Mentor production teams and suppliers on design intent and troubleshooting to reduce recurrence.
• Rapidly troubleshoot production issues on the line and at supplier facilities; define corrective actions and design changes to improve build accuracy, producibility, and safety.

Skills

Flight control systems

Requirements development

System architecture analysis

Systems Safety Analysis

FMEA/FTA

AR P4754/ARP4761

Regulatory interfaces

Iron bird testing

Preliminary design reviews

Education

Bachelor of Science degree

Tools

IBM Rational DOORS

Job description

Hiring a Guidance Navigation & Control Engineerfor aContract with a client located in Washington

Title: Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer

Location: Washington

Position Responsibilities:

• Investigate in fleet anomalies and incidents; perform root cause analysis, create mitigation plans, and drive resolution with customers and internal stakeholders.


• Review and interpret system architecture, requirements, and design documentation to assess impacts of anomalies and proposed fixes.


• Lead and support system/component tests including iron bird, lab rigs, and production test setups; author test plans, monitor execution, analyze results, and document conclusions.


• Produce and maintain technical artifacts required for certification and continued operational safety: system safety analyses, FMEA, fault trees, and traceability to requirements and regulations.


• Coordinate across manufacturing, avionics, supplier management, flight operations, safety, and regulatory teams to deliver robust, production friendly, and compliant solutions.


• Mentor production teams and suppliers on design intent, installation practices, and troubleshooting techniques to reduce recurrence.


• Rapidly troubleshoot production issues on the line and at supplier facilities; define corrective actions and design changes to improve build accuracy, producibility, and safety.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.


• 5+ years of technical experience in an aerospace or similar regulated industry environment.

Skills:

• Experience with flight control systems and components.


• Background in requirements development, system architecture analysis, and design-to-cost/manufacturability practices.


• Familiarity with ARP4754 / ARP4761 and systems safety processes.


• Hands on experience with manufacturing support, functional/acceptance test rigs, and iron bird test environments.


• Experience using requirement management tools (e.g., IBM Rational DOORS).


• Experience performing Systems Safety Analysis, FMEA, FTA, and related failure analyses.


• Experience working directly with airline customers and regulatory agencies to resolve in service issues.