GNC Engineer/Hardware in the Loop (HWIL)/Orlando FL

Company: Lockheed Martin
Location: Orlando
Posted on: November 23, 2021

Job Description:

COVID-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security.

As directed by Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, all current and newly hired employees, in the United States, are required to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022.
Description:Lockheed Martin is seeking a Guidance and Navigation Controls (GNC) Engineer for an exciting Orlando, FL position!

To be considered for this role you must have an active Secret clearance with an investigation w/in the last 5 years. Due to the classified nature of this program all work must be performed onsite.

The Hardware in the loop systems engineer will be responsible for standing up a new HWIL and integrating a new IFS with the hardware. The candidate should have a solid understanding of missile GNC concepts as well as strong real-time simulation development skills. Strong C++ programming skills on both Windows and Linux platforms are required.

Relocation: Relocation assistance is possible for this exciting position.


Basic Qualifications:
You must demonstrate the ability to perform some combination of the following Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) assignments:

- Perform Missile 6DOF simulation design and analysis and Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) design and simulation analysis.
- Develop and analyze guidance, navigation and autopilot algorithms.
- Design target tracking systems which generally include target state estimation and target/detection association.
- Demonstrate experience with optimal state estimation filters such as KALMAN and Extended KALMAN filter (EKF).
- Perform design and analyses of terrestrial navigation and navigation state error estimation.
- Contribute to the definition of an operational flight program (OFP) with integrated high fidelity 6DOF simulations.
- Support preflight system performance assessment and post flight verification analyses.
- Demonstrate strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate transformation.
- Demonstrate mastery of MATLAB and C/C++ programming.
- Strong controls background and an understanding of Optimal State Estimation techniques using Kalman filters.

To be considered for this role you must have an active Secret clearance with an investigation w/in the last 5 years. Due to the classified nature of this program all work must be performed onsite.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
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Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL:
Experienced Professional

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