Hypersonics GNC Engineer - Missile Guidance & Control

Command Post Technologies, Inc; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great health benefits

401k with generous company matching

ESOP

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hours

Work/Life balance

Job summary

Command Post Technologies, Inc. seeks a GNC Engineer in Dahlgren, VA to advance hypersonic research efforts for NSWCDD. You will contribute to modeling, simulation, and analysis of guidance, navigation, and control systems used in government test environments.

The role requires experience in GNC, MATLAB/Simulink, and programming (Python or C/C++), with a DoD Secret clearance preferred. Collaboration with government leads and SMEs will be routine.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or physics discipline; Master’s preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in GNC engineering, missile guidance, flight controls, or related modeling.
• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and at least one programming language (Python or C/C++).
• Experience with guidance algorithms, Kalman filtering, inertial navigation, GPS/INS integration, sensor fusion, and control system design.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and refine GNC algorithms for guidance laws, control loops, navigation filters, and state estimation.
• Support weapon system modeling and simulation, including 6 DOF environments and subsystem integration.
• Perform trajectory analysis, mission performance evaluations, and stability assessments.
• Develop navigation solutions integrating IMUs, GPS, INS, seekers, and other sensors.
• Conduct Monte Carlo analysis, uncertainty modeling, and system performance studies.
• Implement GNC prototypes in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++, or equivalent.

Skills

GNC engineering

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Kalman filtering

Guidance algorithms

6 DOF modeling

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Physics

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

C/C++

Job description

Command Post Technologies, Inc. seeks a GNC Engineer in Dahlgren, VA to advance hypersonic research efforts for NSWCDD. You will contribute to modeling, simulation, and analysis of guidance, navigation, and control systems used in government test environments.

The role requires experience in GNC, MATLAB/Simulink, and programming (Python or C/C++), with a DoD Secret clearance preferred. Collaboration with government leads and SMEs will be routine.