GNC Engineer - Navigation SME
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: February 1, 2025
Job Description:
Job Description What's it like working for a company knowing
that what you do protects what really matters and makes a
difference in people's lives? Inspiring.At BAE Systems, we believe
in work-life balance, and this position works a 9/80 schedule with
every other Friday off. BAE Systems is looking for an experienced
Guidance, Navigation and Controls Engineer focused on Navigation to
work on a team of GNC Engineers solving complex problems and
bringing new technologies to market. This is a technical position
performing guidance, navigation and control algorithm design and
assessment for precision guided munition systems from concept to
deployment. The primary focus of this position is navigation
solution and tracking filter design, evaluation, implementation,
documentation, integration and test. The Guidance, Navigation and
Control Group is responsible for all requirements, trade studies,
algorithm designs and performance assessments required to develop
products that navigate, guide and fly precisely and accurately.Job
Responsibilities:
- Design, evaluation and optimization of aided navigation
systems, target track filters, mid-course and terminal guidance
algorithms
- Assessment and integration of strapdown seekers, GPS receivers,
radar data, and inertial measurement units
- Flight test support, data reduction and verification
- Use Kalman filtering, and other estimation techniques, to
provided aided navigation solutions, target state estimates and
other observers for guided flight
- Apply digital signal processing techniques and navigation
system error assessments to verify sensor and filter
performance
- Generate preflight performance predictions and adjust based on
post flight reconstruction and evaluation
- Develop, modify, and maintain software tools to include
evaluation of nominal and Monte Carlo flight conditions at various
levels of modeling fidelity
- Prepare presentations, reports, research, and other contract
artifacts related to designs, evaluations, and tests
performedRequired Education, Experience, & Skills
- Typically a Master's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or
Aerospace Engineering or Applied Mathematics or Applied Physics and
8+ years of experience in Guidance, Navigation or Controls theory,
test and evaluation.
- Experience developing and verifying models of concept flight
systems and subsystems for strapdown seekers, radar systems,
GPS/GNSS, launch platforms, inertial measurement units,
magnetometers.
- Experience developing and verifying models of concept flight
systems and subsystems for Navigation, upfinding, and air data
estimation solutions.
- Developed and demonstrated advanced aided navigation solutions
with strapdown inertial measurement units (IMU's).
- Experience performing systems engineering trade studies,
assessment of alternatives, sensitivity evaluation, etc.
- Extensive experience with modeling and simulation using
Simulink and Matlab.
- Proactive engineer with excellent interpersonal and
presentation skills.Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills
- Experience as a technical fellow or other technical lead within
the GNC discipline.
- Current Department of Defense Secret Clearance.
- PhD in Electrical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or
Applied Mathematics or Applied Physics.
- Experience with requirements, stability, and mission
effectiveness analysis.
- Developed, tested and delivered code for a guided munition or
other flight systems.
- Proven experience at developing, testing, and refining flight
algorithms (Navigation filters, track filters, air data estimation,
autopilots, guidance algorithms).
- Recent task management experience in an engineering development
environment (schedule and budget tracking/work package
management).
- Demonstrated experience interfacing with customer.
- Working knowledge of C/C++.Pay InformationFull-Time Salary
Range: $140690 - $239140Please note: This range is based on our
market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined
by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business
considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as
well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and
experience. Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our
employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and
financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours
per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health
savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and
life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance
program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on
things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs
include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of
leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any
applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate
in the company recognition program to receive monetary or
non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available
based on position level and/or job specifics.About BAE Systems
Platforms & Services BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of
BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security
company which delivers a full range of products and services for
air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics,
security, information technology solutions and customer support
services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious
mission, but it's what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means
using your passion and ingenuity where it counts - defending
national security with breakthrough technology, superior products,
and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology
and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills
on a team-making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems,
you'll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.The
Platforms & Services (P&S) sector under BAE Systems, Inc does
the big stuff: the armored combat vehicles, naval guns, missile
launchers, and naval ship repair---just to name a few. Our
employees take pride in the work they do and why they do it. They
are on the front lines every day, building our products to protect
the lives of those who serve. We may be biased, but we think
P&S does some of the coolest work around, and we think you will
too.
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