Onsite GN&C Engineer — TS/SCI Clearance

Zachary Piper Solutions; Seal Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401K

PTO

Sick leave

Holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced GN&C Engineer to support development of advanced aerospace and defense systems in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment. This fully onsite role is based in Seal Beach, CA, with candidates required to hold an active TS/SCI clearance.

The role emphasizes design, analysis, testing, and implementation of GN&C algorithms, high-fidelity 6-DOF simulations, and flight software using MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and related tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
• 5+ years of aerospace/defense experience or equivalent.
• Experience developing GN&C algorithms, simulations, and analysis tools.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink.
• Experience programming in C/C++, Python, and/or C#.
• Strong understanding of control systems, flight dynamics, and system modeling.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and validate GN&C algorithms for aerospace platforms.
• Develop and maintain high-fidelity 6-DOF simulations and modeling environments.
• Build and validate flight software using MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, and related tools.
• Apply astrodynamics and flight mechanics to mission planning and trajectory design.
• Support development of atmospheric flight control, re-entry guidance, navigation, and autonomy algorithms.
• Develop guidance laws for advanced vehicle applications.
• Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, testing, and anomaly resolution.
• Create technical documentation, simulation products, COOs, and test procedures.
• Collaborate with systems, software, avionics, integration, and test engineering teams.
• Identify opportunities for automation and reusable solutions.

Skills

GN&C algorithms

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Flight dynamics

Control systems

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical/CS/Physics/Math)

Master's or PhD in Aerospace (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an experienced GN&C Engineer to support development of advanced aerospace and defense systems in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment. This fully onsite role is based in Seal Beach, CA, with candidates required to hold an active TS/SCI clearance.

The role emphasizes design, analysis, testing, and implementation of GN&C algorithms, high-fidelity 6-DOF simulations, and flight software using MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and related tools.