Senior GNC Engineer for Precision Missile Systems

General Atomics; Huntsville (AL); Vor Ort; USD 131.000 - 228.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Senior GNC engineer to design and implement guidance, navigation and control algorithms for advanced weapon systems. You will work on high-fidelity missile flight simulations, and contribute to simulation model validation and analysis.

Responsibilities include leading GNC teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering technical briefings and papers for design reviews, with a focus on robust, real-time solutions and

Qualifikationen

• Typically requires a bachelor, master, or PhD in engineering with extensive experience in guidance, navigation, and control of flight systems.
• Experience developing high-fidelity flight simulations for missiles, projectiles, or hypersonic vehicles.
• Strong skills in C and C++ with additional FORTRAN knowledge preferred.
• Experience with Matlab or Python for GNC analysis and data processing.

Aufgaben

• Develops GNC algorithms and implements them in C/C++ and FORTRAN within six-degree-of-freedom flight simulations.
• Supports development of precision munitions and related weapon systems.
• Analyzes simulation and test data to validate models and improve algorithms.
• Leads and mentors GNC engineers on complex projects.
• Collaborates with GA-EMS and customer teams to deliver data deliverables and proposals.

Kenntnisse

C

C++

FORTRAN

MATLAB

Python

GNC concepts

Flight simulations

Git version control

communication skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's or PhD in engineering (preferred)

Tools

Git

Jobbeschreibung

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Senior GNC engineer to design and implement guidance, navigation and control algorithms for advanced weapon systems. You will work on high-fidelity missile flight simulations, and contribute to simulation model validation and analysis.

Responsibilities include leading GNC teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering technical briefings and papers for design reviews, with a focus on robust, real-time solutions and