Senior GNC Engineer – Spaceflight Guidance & Control, Flexible Schedules

Lockheed Martin; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 98,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie, Texas, seeks engineers to design, develop, implement, verify and test GN&C algorithms for aircraft and spacecraft, spanning powered flight, orbital insertion, and staging events. You will work across MATLAB, Python, C++, and other tools in a collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes advanced mathematics, real-time simulations, and HWIL testing, with US citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance as prerequisites.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in a relevant field.
• Foundational mathematics: linear algebra, dynamics, coordinate transforms, state estimation.
• Experience with simulation/test environments (6-DOF IFS, HWIL, flight tests).
• Proficiency in SW development with Git; programming in MATLAB, Python, C++, FORTRAN, or Ada.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to work collaboratively.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify and test algorithms for guidance, navigation and control of aerospace systems.
• Perform statistical processing of data for navigation and develop equations and control laws for spaceflight trajectories.
• Contribute to control design and analysis to meet performance requirements.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

C++

FORTRAN

Ada

Git

Linux

Communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in STEM field (advantage)

3+ years relevant experience

Tools

HWIL

6-DOF IFS

Git

Linux-based OS

Job description

Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie, Texas, seeks engineers to design, develop, implement, verify and test GN&C algorithms for aircraft and spacecraft, spanning powered flight, orbital insertion, and staging events. You will work across MATLAB, Python, C++, and other tools in a collaborative environment.

The role emphasizes advanced mathematics, real-time simulations, and HWIL testing, with US citizenship and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance as prerequisites.