Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer III (Senior)

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer III (Senior) to design, analyze, and optimize GNC systems for spacecraft in a fast-paced, multi-bus environment. The role reports to the GNC Manager within the GNC Talent Center and involves developing high-fidelity models and collaborating across disciplines.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of related experience, with a background in Aerospace Engineering or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Experience in spacecraft controller design and optimization.
• Experience with simulation models in MATLAB/Simulink and C++.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and optimize GNC subsystem dynamics and control systems using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Develop and verify high-fidelity simulation models in MATLAB/Simulink and C++ environments.
• Support system integration, test, and verification activities to ensure subsystem performance meets program requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the program life cycle, from requirements through verification and validation.
• Contribute to mission operations and post-launch performance assessments, as needed.

Skills

Spacecraft controller design

Simulation model verification

Python

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C++

Python

Job description

Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer III (Senior)

About Lockheed Martin Space

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you

Standard Job Description

Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer III (Senior)

About Lockheed Martin Space

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you

About The Role

The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Subsystems and CoreSim Team is made up of enthusiastic and talented individuals that design and produce the hardware, algorithms, and software required to solve the challenging problems of controlling spacecraft systems in a harsh, zero-g environment. This position will report directly to the GNC Manager within the GNC Talent Center organization of Lockheed Martin Space. As an experienced GNC analyst in this role, you will be tasked with supporting and lead a program within the multiple satellite buses in LMs Portfolio including, but not limited to, the LM400 and LM2100 satellite series

What You Will Be Doing

• Design, analyze, and optimize GNC subsystem dynamics and control systems using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Develop and verify high-fidelity simulation models in MATLAB/Simulink and C++ environments.
• Support system integration, test, and verification activities to ensure subsystem performance meets program requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the program life cycle, from requirements through verification and validation.
• Contribute to mission operations and post-launch performance assessments, as needed.

Successful applicants generally have at least 3+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline, such as Aerospace Engineering or other related field.

The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:

Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired position in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.

Basic Qualifications

Skill Requirements:

• Possess general domain experience in spacecraft controller design and optimization.
• Experience in developing and verifying performance of simulation models in simulation environments using programming tools that include MATLAB/Simulink, C++

Security Clearance / Work Authorization

• To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen
• Although not required to start, the selected applicant must be eligible to obtain, and maintain, Top Secret with adjudicated SCI Eligibility (i.e. TS/SCI) for long term employment on this program

Desired Skills

• Experience with Simulink
• Experience with flight software development and autocode to C++ and Python
• Attitude Determination and Kalman Filter Experience
• Multi-body dynamics experience
• Familiarity with a GN&C hardware suite for space applications
• Experience going through a spacecraft program life cycle encompassing requirements generation, design, analysis, integration, verification, and testing of the GN&C subsystem for space applications including mission operations
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment
• Demonstrated good communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical issues to peers, management, subcontractors and customers.
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $122600.00 - $227600.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.