Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineer Stf - E4

Lockheed Martin; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 121,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin designs and develops guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for complex aerospace systems, including aircraft, spacecraft and launch vehicles. The role involves verification and testing across powered and coast phases, with emphasis on robust control design and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Candidates should have a STEM BS and 5+ years of relevant experience, strong math skills, flight-test exposure, and proficiency in MATLAB/Python/C++/FORTRAN/Ada. U.S.

Qualifications

• BS in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, physics, CS, applied math or similar STEM field.
• Strong mathematical capabilities incl. linear algebra, dynamics, state estimation.
• Experience with simulation environments (6-DOF IFS, HWIL, flight test).
• Proficiency in SW development environments like Git; languages include MATLAB, Python, C++, FORTRAN or Ada.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; works well in a team.
• US citizenship; Secret Clearance required to start.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify and test guidance, navigation and control algorithms for aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages.
• Contribute to control design and analyses for spaceflight missions and staging events.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure robust mission success.

Skills

Mathematics and statistics

C++

Python

MATLAB

FORTRAN

Ada

Git

Flight test experience

Secret clearance

Excellent communication

Education

B.S. in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics or similar STEM

Tools

Linux

Job description

Standard Job Description 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.

Standard Job Description 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

• BS in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, computer science, applied mathematics, or similar STEM degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Solid mathematical capabilities that include linear algebra, dynamics, coordinate frame transformations, and state estimation techniques
• Experience with different simulation and test environments (6-DOF IFS, HWIL, flight test experience, etc.)
• Proficiency in SW development environments like Git using programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, C++, FORTRAN, or Ada.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Secret Clearance is need to start, therefore you must be a US Citizen.

Desired Skills

• Prior experience with Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)/IAMD modeling.
• Experience using a Linux-based operating system
• Familiarity with some, or all, of the following: linear algebra, probability and statistics, state dynamic equations, Kalman filter applications, kinematics and rotating coordinate systems
• Experience integrating and testing hardware and software in Hardware In-the-Loop (HWIL)
• Prior experience supporting flight tests

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $120600.00 - $224000.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

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.