Staff GNC Engineer - Space & Missile Defense

Lockheed Martin; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale is seeking a Staff-level Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) engineer to join an established Missile Defense program. You will help design, analyze, and implement GNC solutions for space and missile systems, collaborating with leadership and senior engineers to drive key technical decisions.

Strong experience with GNC modeling, flight software and multi-disciplinary teams is essential, as is the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.

Qualifications

• Experience designing GNC algorithms for missile applications.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication with leadership.
• Experience with flight software modeling and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, verify and test GNC algorithms for missiles and space vehicles.
• Lead technical decisions and guide junior engineers on the team.
• Coordinate integration and analysis across missile GN&C design tasks.

Skills

GNC design

Flight software

Team collaboration

Time management

Fast-paced env

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Fortran

C++

Python

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space in Sunnyvale is seeking a Staff-level Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) engineer to join an established Missile Defense program. You will help design, analyze, and implement GNC solutions for space and missile systems, collaborating with leadership and senior engineers to drive key technical decisions.

Strong experience with GNC modeling, flight software and multi-disciplinary teams is essential, as is the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.