Guidance, Nav & Control Systems Engineer- Early Career

Security Clearance

Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Missiles and Fire Control

Department

DE5658:ET SE Guidance

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Yes

Job Code/Title

E2332:Guidance, Nav & Ctrl Eng

Job Class

Guidance, Navigation and Control

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Program

Dallas/TM/PRSM

Req Type

Full-Time

Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.

Lockheed Martin (LM) is seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Engineer with emerging experience. Some of the duties include developing and/or integrating models of flight environment, sensors, mass properties and aerodynamics. The GNC Engineer will also be responsible for integrating algorithms for flight controls, guidance and navigation, as well as launch sequence and target tracking. The candidate should understand basic flight mechanics and equations of motion governing a six degree of freedom (6DOF) flight simulation. This integrated flight simulation (IFS) will include truth models as well as representative flight software and statistical error sources used for Monte-Carlo simulation runs. The candidate will be responsible for pre-flight performance prediction simulation runs as well as post-flight reconstruction including model verification and validation with collected flight test data. The candidate should have strong problem-solving skills and be able to identify and correct any unexplained artifacts in the simulation results or flight test data. Strong analytical and math skills are required specifically in the areas of controls, state dynamic equations, linear algebra and statistics. Experience with object-oriented programming in C++.

Basic Qualifications

- Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or similar field of study

- Strong analytical and math skills specifically in
the areas of controls

- Proficient in C++, FORTRAN, MATLAB and/or PYTHON

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment

- Experienced with developing and analyzing guidance and/or autopilot algorithms.

-Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Desired skills

- Strong experience in root cause analysis

- Experienced with Missile 6DOF simulation
design and analysis

State

Texas

Zip

75051

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

City, State

Grand Prairie-TX

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