Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer — Actuator Modeling

Accounting Search; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Search seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Chandler, AZ) for a 12-month contract. Onsite only with US citizenship required. Work involves modeling actuator systems, developing performance specs, and creating system models in MATLAB/C++.

You will perform trade studies, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and contribute to design and analysis of electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems. Onsite Chandler presence is essential.

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.
• A 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 launch vehicles and programs.
• Collaborate with Flight Sciences, Mechanical Electrical, and Systems teams.
• Design and analysis of single and multi-loop PID control systems.
• Create and maintain linear and nonlinear actuation models in MATLAB and C++.
• Evaluate model outputs against test data and update models.
• Plan actuator systems engineering work and develop performance requirements.
• Review test data and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Generate documentation summarizing work performed.
• Conduct kinematic analysis and modeling of 3-bar and 4-bar systems.

Skills

C++

Actuator modeling

PID control design

Performance specs

Electro-Mechanical actuation

Matlab

Tools

Simulink

Python

Job description

Accounting Search seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Chandler, AZ) for a 12-month contract. Onsite only with US citizenship required. Work involves modeling actuator systems, developing performance specs, and creating system models in MATLAB/C++.

You will perform trade studies, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and contribute to design and analysis of electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems. Onsite Chandler presence is essential.