Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer (Actuators) Onsite

Food Management Search, Inc.

Chandler (AZ)

On-site

USD 83,000 - 124,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Food Management Search, Inc. seeks a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer to model and simulate actuator systems for launch and targeting programs in Chandler, AZ. This is a 12-month contract and is onsite; US citizenship is required.

You will develop linear and nonlinear actuator models in MATLAB and C++, design PID control schemes, perform trade studies, and generate documentation. Collaboration with Flight Sciences and cross-disciplinary teams is essential, with data validation and anomaly

Qualifications

Model actuator systems (linear & nonlinear).

Responsibilities

Modeling and simulation of actuation systems for launch vehicles, target vehicles, and BD programs.
Collaborate with Flight Sciences, Mechanical Electrical, and Systems to achieve objectives.
Design and analyze single- and multi-loop PID control for electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems.
Create and maintain linear and nonlinear math models of actuator systems in MATLAB and C++.
Evaluate model simulations against test data and identify discrepancies.
Plan and conduct actuator systems engineering work including new systems evaluation.
Develop performance requirements for actuation specifications.
Review test data and implement necessary corrections.
Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuation systems.
Perform actuator system trade studies.
Generate and revise documentation summarizing work.
Conduct kinematic analysis for 3-bar and 4-bar systems.