Title:  Lead GNC Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Job Title:  Lead Guidance, Navigation, Control Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Job Code:  20185

Job Location:  Plano, TX

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:  

Using first-principles thinking, GNC engineers use a foundational understanding of physics combined with multi-disciplinary experience to develop and evaluate system capability to help steer a program’s path forward.  GNC Engineers are responsible for simulation and software development, implementation, testing, and analysis supporting a variety of vehicle types and configurations. 

The Agile Development Group specializes in developing disruptive, next-generation technologies for advanced Unmanned Air Systems (UAS / UAV), advanced radar systems, next-generation weapon systems, and other RF sensor technologies using small company agility and big company experience.

Essential Functions: 

• Develop GNC Design Architectures and Technical Roadmaps supporting program execution
• Lead simulation/software development and manage team/task delegation based on capabilities, as well as, team growth
  • Develop dynamic vehicle aerodynamic, propulsion, and hardware/sensor models
  • Develop guidance algorithms to provide mission capability
  • Design and tune controllers for vehicle stability/control and performance
  • Integrate a suite of sensor feedback for Navigation and Track State Estimation development
• Lead root-cause failure identification and resolution studies
• Lead system performance, capabilities, and sensitivities using a variety of methods
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation) including the ability to translate technical vision, direction, tasking, and status to multi-disciplinary team
• Support Growth of GNC Functional Organization through mentoring and creation of process/technical resources
• Strategy and proposal support including technical scope, cost, and schedule

• Obtain and maintain DoD security clearances as required
• Lifting of up to 20 lbs

• Up to 10% travel may be required for field testing and/or multi-site support
• Other duties as required

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• Active DoD secret security clearance
• Experience in multiple GNC disciplines (Guidance, Navigation, Control Theory, Track State Estimation, High-Fidelity Vehicle Modeling)
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and/or C/C++

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Bachelors degree in in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or Mathematics
• Excellent problem solving and trade / parametric study execution
• Masters degree in Aerospace/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or Mathematics and/or combined with equivalent experience
• Demonstrated Behavioral Competencies and Team Leadership
• Practical experience working with a variety of mission sensor types (RADAR, EO/IR, etc), modes, and stabilization
• Practical experience with a variety of vehicle sensor types (GPS, IMU, ADS, etc) and modes
• Familiarity with a variety of tracker types and kalman filtering
• Background in physics/rigid body dynamics
• Excellent people skills, with experience leading and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, & presentation)
• Positive Attitude, Mentoring, Emotional Intelligence, Teaming, Delegation
• Excellent people skills to include collaborating in a multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment
• Outstanding work ethic and commitment to organizational success
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products  

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