Lockheed Martin

GNC Performance Staff Engineer - Dallas, TX

Lockheed Martin$142K — $246K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant engineering field (Electrical, Computer, Aerospace, Mechanical)
  • Experience with Missile 6DOF simulation design and analysis
  • Experience evaluating missile performance against system requirements
  • Experience designing and evaluating missile guidance or autopilot algorithms
  • Proficient in C++, MATLAB, and/or FORTRAN
  • Excellent communication skills and collaboration ability
  • Active Secret Clearance with recent investigation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead analysis of missile and fire control system performance
  • Conduct general mathematical modeling for 6-DOF missile simulations
  • Develop and maintain data reduction and presentation tools
  • Reduce simulation data and create presentations for briefings
  • Support flight test and range safety analysis
  • Verify missile workflows through aerodynamic performance analysis.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • 401(k) match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Education Assistance
  • Parental Leave
  • Paid time off and Holidays
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking an emerging, or experienced, Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer to join our team in Grand Prairie, TX.

What You Will Be Doing

As the GNC Staff Engineer, you will lead a team to perform:

-analysis of missile and fire control system performance against tactical and flight test targets for air and missile defense system program using a complex 6-DOF (Degree of Freedom) simulation;

-general mathematical modeling for 6-DOF missile simulations;

-development and maintenance of data reduction and presentation tools;

-reduction of simulation data and development of presentations used in internal and customer briefings.

Candidate should have working knowledge of higher order language, with FORTRAN and/or C programming experience a plus. Candidate must be organized, able to assimilate large amounts of data, be inquisitive and able to work through problems arising with simulation operation and data reduction. Candidate will support flight test and range safety analysis. They will help verify missile workflow through analysis of aerodynamic performance, mass, etc.

This role will require onsite support full-time at Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control headquarters in Grand Prairie, TX working a 4/10 Flex schedule.

This position requires a current DoD Secret clearance, therefore, U.S. citizenship is required.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar

- Experience with Missile 6DOF simulation design and analysis

- Experience with evaluation of missile performance against total system requirements

- Experience with design and evaluation of missile guidance, navigation or autopilot algorithms

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

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

- Willingness to work onsite in a classified lab environment

- Active Secret Clearance with recent investigation of Continuous Vetting.

Desired skills

-Experience with FORTRAN, Ada and/or Python

-Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) simulation experience

-Flight software integration and verification experience

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $123,500 - $217,695. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $142,000 - $246,100. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security company that engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four business segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems and Global Services, and Space Systems. Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 from the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. In September 2008, Lockheed Martin Corporation acquired Aculight Corporation. In January 2009, it completed its acquisition of Universal Systems & Technology, Inc. (UNITECH). In August 2009, it completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC (Gyrocam). Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the United States military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of the Company's Electronic Systems business area, would manage the Gyrocam business.

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