Modern Technology Solutions

Principal Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Modern Technology Solutions$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US citizenship and a secret level clearance required
  • Bachelor's degree and 12-20 years of missile systems development experience
  • Proficient in software development with FORTRAN, C++, Python, MATLAB
  • Strong foundation in modern control theory for missile and GNC systems
  • Experience integrating models across various coding languages
  • Understanding of hypersonic concepts and strategic missions
  • Expertise in 6-DOF simulations covering various technical areas like guidance algorithms and target discrimination.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct performance analysis and testing of GNC systems for missile applications
  • Develop navigation solutions and image processing techniques for missile precision guidance
  • Collaborate with team to prototype weapon system concepts using high-fidelity simulations
  • Provide analytical products for missile system concepts supporting DoD initiatives
  • Support and enhance ongoing missile programs and corporate tools

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-visibility, cutting-edge missile system programs
  • Contribute to innovative solutions for national defense
  • Engagement in a collaborative team environment
  • Access to advanced technologies and tools for missile system modeling and simulation
Full Job Description
MTSI is seeking an engineer with experience in developing 6-Degree-Of-Freedom simulations with experience with Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms. The candidate will join a team delivering modeling, simulation, and analytical products of kinetic weapon system concepts for the Missile Defense Agency. This role offers the opportunity to work on high visibility, cutting-edge missile system programs and contribute to innovative solutions for national defense.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct performance analysis, design, integration, and testing of GNC systems with a focus on seeker and image processing for offensive and defensive missile systems.
  • Develop and analyze navigation solutions and image-level processing techniques to support precision guidance of missiles in challenging environments.
  • Collaborate with engineers and developers to prototype and test weapon system concepts using legacy high-fidelity 6-DOF simulations in FORTRAN and C++.
  • Provide detailed analytical products for emerging missile and weapon system concepts supporting DoD programs.
  • Support ongoing missile programs and contribute to the development of corporate tool sets.


Qualifications:
  • US citizenship and a secret level clearance required
  • Bachelor's degree and 12-20 years of experience in missile systems development, including ballistic and hypersonic missiles, tactical weapons, BMDS interceptors, kill vehicles, on-board algorithms, and related analysis.
  • Software development skills include but not limited to FORTRAN, C++, Python, MATLAB
  • Strong background in modern control theory (e.g., optimal control, robust control, adaptive control) applied to missile and GNC systems.
  • Experience integrating models from different coding languages
  • Experience with hypersonic advanced concepts and strategic missions
  • Experience with 6-DOF simulation models of: Aerodynamics, Autopilots design, development, tuning, gain scheduling, and stability analysis across flight regimes, Guidance algorithms, Navigation systems, state estimation, and advanced filtering techniques including Kalman filters and their variants, Propulsion, High fidelity seeker processing including pixel-level modeling and image processing (IR, RF, optical sensors), Target discrimination algorithms.


Preferred qualifications
  • MS or PhD
  • Candidate should also have demonstrated ability to formulate and conduct analyses at the missile system and subsystem level to support requirements development and performance assessment.
  • Demonstrated capability in GNC system performance analysis and design.


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About Modern Technology Solutions

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a leading-edge engineering and technology company that provides critical solutions for complex military and commercial programs. MTSI has been providing engineering and technical services to the defense industry since 1993. The company has a strong focus on innovation and is committed to delivering the best solutions to its clients. MTSI has a highly skilled workforce of engineers, scientists, and technical experts who are dedicated to providing the highest quality services to its clients. The company has a proven track record of success and has received numerous awards and recognition for its work.
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1,000 employees
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Founded
1993

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