Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer

KODA Technologies Inc.

$80K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary STEM degree with 2 - 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Willingness to work onsite in a classified area or lab environment.
  • Experience with MATLAB for GNC analysis and simulation development.
  • Hands-on experience with GNC analysis, including flight dynamics, control systems, or navigation algorithms.
  • Strong proficiency in C++ programming.
  • Advanced math skills including linear algebra and coordinate transformations.

Responsibilities

  • Design and document model and simulation requirements and architecture.
  • Develop, verify, and validate complex models and simulations, such as missile 6-degree-of-freedom simulations.
  • Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and verify system and subsystem-level requirements.
  • Perform critical studies, analyses, and test activities.
  • Support ground and flight test efforts, including Hardware-In-The-Loop activities.
  • Contribute to program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Engagement in cutting-edge technology demonstrations.
  • Collaboration with a highly skilled team of engineers.
  • Opportunity to work on complex modeling and simulations.
  • Exposure to both ground and flight testing environments.
Full Job Description
Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer who will specialize in Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of complex technical solutions to join our team in Huntsville, AL. Active Secret Clearance is required.

Key Responsibilities:

This person will join a highly skilled team of M&S engineers and algorithm developers supporting advanced technology demonstrations. GNC Modeling & Simulation Engineer tasks include
  • Design and documentation of model and simulation requirements and architecture
  • Develop, verify, and validate both complex models and simulations, such as missile 6-degree-of-freedom simulations (6-DOF) and effects-based simulations
  • Evaluate system performance in complex scenarios and environments, and verify system and subsystem-level requirements
  • Perform critical studies, analyses, and test activities
  • Support ground and flight test efforts, including Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) activities
  • Support program reviews and technical interchange meetings with internal leadership and/or external customers.

Qualifications:
  • Post-secondary STEM degree with 2 - 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Willing to work onsite in a classified area or lab environment
  • Experience with MATLAB for GNC analysis and simulation development
  • Hands-on experience with GNC analysis, including flight dynamics, control systems, or navigation algorithms.
  • Experience working with subsystem and software engineers to integrate MATLAB models, C++ models, and tactical flight software into simulations
  • Professionally demonstrated advanced proficiency in C++
  • Professionally demonstrated strong math skills in the areas of linear algebra, matrix math, statistics, trigonometry, and coordinate transformations
  • Strong written/verbal communication and organizational and interpersonal skills

Desired Skills and Experience:
  • Experience operating in Linux environments
  • Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and software version control, such as Git
  • Experience deploying algorithms that satisfy real-time performance requirements
  • Experience in weapon system and/or sensor modeling, both for the items to be modeled and the synthetic modeled environments used to stimulate the simulated hardware
  • Knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirements development and verification
  • Experience working with aerospace systems, particularly spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control

Clearance: Active DoW Secret Clearance; U.S. citizenship is required

Other: On-Site, Full-Time in Huntsville, AL.

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