Senior Guidance & Control Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance

Chipton-Ross, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, Inc. seeks a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer 4 for a contract opportunity in Albuquerque, NM.

The role focuses on analyzing, modeling, and validating GNC systems, with responsibility for design trade studies, requirement traceability, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The ideal candidate holds a BS in engineering or related field and has experience with C/MATLAB/Python, classical control theory, and security clearances such as TS/SCI.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain SCI/T5.
• GNC engineering experience with control theory.
• Experience with high-level programming languages (C, MATLAB, Python).
• Bachelor of Science in engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Resolve requirement conflicts.
• Perform and document analysis and design of GNC systems.
• Model validation against test data to improve simulation accuracy.
• Use advanced analysis to refine control law design.
• Gather, define, and document mission requirements with traceability.
• Develop solutions and disposition issues to assure customer satisfaction.
• Design trade studies to meet program requirements.
• Collaborate across systems engineering, software and hardware.
• Implement COTS solutions when appropriate.
• Author and maintain engineering documentation.

Skills

GNC engineering

Classical control theory

C/MATLAB/Python

Education

BS in engineering or related field

Tools

Speedgoat

Job description

Chipton-Ross, Inc. seeks a Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer 4 for a contract opportunity in Albuquerque, NM.

The role focuses on analyzing, modeling, and validating GNC systems, with responsibility for design trade studies, requirement traceability, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The ideal candidate holds a BS in engineering or related field and has experience with C/MATLAB/Python, classical control theory, and security clearances such as TS/SCI.