Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer III - IV

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions • $120K — $190K *
Roseville, CA 95747In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in aerodynamics and control systems
  • Proficiency in aircraft dynamics and subsystem modeling
  • Experience with guidance algorithm development and testing
  • Ability to conduct complex flight tests and analyses
  • Strong background in control system design and robustness testing
  • Familiarity with formal engineering documentation essential

Responsibilities

  • Conduct aircraft dynamics modeling and simulation tasks
  • Design control system gains and evaluate stability margins
  • Analyze flight dynamics and aircraft performance metrics
  • Develop operator interfaces and autonomous logic algorithms
  • Plan and execute flight test activities and analyses
  • Prepare technical documentation for design review processes
  • Mentor junior engineers and support their technical development

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Exposure to cutting-edge unmanned aircraft technologies
  • Collaborative and fast-paced work environment
  • Chance to contribute to important defense and aviation projects
  • Travel opportunities for flight test support
Full Job Description
GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:

Come be part of a team working on the latest advancements in unmanned aircraft. Get to work on groundbreaking designs that will be the future of tactical aviation. Perform a diverse array of engineering tasks related to the aerodynamic design, analysis, simulation, and test of unmanned aerial vehicles. Help develop the control laws and flight control systems for our next generations of unmanned tactical air systems and target drones. Work in a fast-paced environment that rapidly develops and deploys state of the art unmanned aircraft to a diverse array of customers and applications. Be a part of the future of unmanned aviation.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
  • Aircraft dynamics, subsystem modeling and simulation
  • Control system gain and filter design and stability margin evaluation.
  • Evaluation of flight dynamics, flying qualities, and aircraft flight path performance.
  • Perform non-linear control system robustness testing.
  • Design and implement operator interfaces, autonomous logic algorithms, waypoint following, and path generation algorithms.
  • Guidance algorithm development, analysis and test.
  • Navigation system design, analysis, and test.
  • Derive subsystem requirements and specifications.
  • Support subsystem testing and verification.
  • Flight test planning, execution, and analysis.
  • Support aircraft design at all phases of development.
  • Wind tunnel test planning support.
  • Support various hardware/software design, test, troubleshooting, and documentation activities.
  • Analyses in support of requirements generation, verification, and validation.
  • Prepare formal, controlled engineering documentation (i.e. drawings, specifications, test procedures, technical reports, etc.).
  • Prepare and presents design review material in support of technical interchange meetings with suppliers and external/internal customers.
  • Support customer training activities.
  • Foreign and domestic travel to support flight test activities.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer III
  • Performs complex engineering tasks as assigned by their manager.
  • Supports program planning of engineering activities through detailed scope definition.
  • May act as System Engineer to help communicate top level requirements to subsystems and determine proper verification and validation methods.
  • Reports progress on engineering efforts to technical leadership.
  • Provides direction and oversight, both technically and programmatically, to Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineers.
  • Establishes and maintains best practices for design, analysis, and testing responsibilities held by the Guidance, Navigation, and Control group.
  • Mentors Level I-II Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineers.


Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer IV
  • Provide oversight to the Guidance, Navigation, and Control group to help prioritize and delegate group work given the company's programmatic requirements.
  • Manages the engineering team's effort and time within the budget and schedule provided for the task.
  • Acts as key liaison for programs (both internal and external) on all matters having to do with aerodynamic design and performance, stability and control, propulsion, modeling and simulation, and verification.
  • Stays current on the \

About Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. provides mission critical products, solutions, and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Kratos Government Solutions, Unmanned Systems, and Public Safety & Security. The Kratos Government Solutions segment offers microwave electronic products, satellite communications, training systems, modular systems, and defense and rocket support services. The Unmanned Systems segment provides unmanned aerial, ground, and seaborne, as well as command, control, and communications systems. The Public Safety & Security segment designs, engineers, deploys, operates, integrates, maintains, and operates security and surveillance solutions for homeland security, public safety, critical infrastructure, government, and commercial customers. The company serves national security related agencies, the department of defense, intelligence agencies, and classified agencies, as well as international government agencies and domestic and international commercial customers; and critical infrastructure, power generation, power transport, nuclear energy, financial, IT, healthcare, education, transportation, and petro-chemical industries, as well as government and military customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Learn more about Kratos Defense and Security Solutions
Size
3,300 employees
Market Cap
$1.1 billion
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Net Income
$79.6 million
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+8.4%
Revenue
$747.6 million
NASDAQ
KTOS
* Ladders Estimates

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