Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineering Leader

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 167,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Flexible work arrangements

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

4x10 schedule

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Colorado seeks a seasoned engineer to lead the design, development, verification and testing of guidance, navigation and control algorithms for aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages across flight regimes. You will coordinate staff, mentor teams and communicate with customers and senior management.

The role emphasizes strong mathematics, HWIL testing, and hands-on software development in MATLAB, Python, C++, and FORTRAN.

Qualifications

• Final Secret Clearance required to start.
• Experience on the IAMD PAC3 IRAD team.
• 5+ years of professional experience in a relevant field.
• Engineering Management or Engineering Team Lead experience.
• Solid mathematical capabilities including linear algebra, dynamics, coordinate frame transformations, and state estimation techniques.
• Experience with different simulation and test environments (6-DOF IFS, HWIL, flight test).
• Proficiency in SW development environments and languages (MATLAB, Python, C++, FORTRAN, Ada).
• Proven ability to communicate with customers and senior management, building strong relationships.
• Demonstrated leadership commitment across core values.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop guidance, navigation and control algorithms for flight systems.
• Verify and test algorithms during powered and coast phases, earth orbit and interplanetary cruise.
• Coordinate recruitment, selection, training, performance assessment and mentoring of staff.

Skills

Secret clearance

IAMD PAC3 IRAD

Leadership

Communication

Math capabilities

HWIL/flight test

Git

MATLAB

Python

C++

FORTRAN

Ada

Education

BS in STEM (EE/ME/Aerospace/Physics/CS/Applied Math)

MS in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Git

MATLAB

Python

C++

FORTRAN

Ada

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Colorado seeks a seasoned engineer to lead the design, development, verification and testing of guidance, navigation and control algorithms for aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages across flight regimes. You will coordinate staff, mentor teams and communicate with customers and senior management.

The role emphasizes strong mathematics, HWIL testing, and hands-on software development in MATLAB, Python, C++, and FORTRAN.