Secret-Cleared Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer in Chandler, Arizona for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support development, modeling, simulation, integration, and testing of guidance, navigation, and control systems for advanced aerospace applications including aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and launch vehicles.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with 2+ years of professional experience; OR a master’s degree in a related engineering discipline.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.
• Experience with guidance, navigation, and/or control concepts, algorithms, or analysis.
• Experience supporting development, modeling, simulation, testing, integration, or analysis of aerospace or autonomous systems.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  • C++
  • Python
  • MATLAB/Simulink
• Experience developing or working within a Linux environment.
• Experience developing, implementing, verifying, or testing engineering software or simulation tools.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain applicable program access.

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience developing or maintaining six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) simulations.
• Strong foundation in control systems theory.
• Guidance law design experience.
• Experience with Extended Kalman Filters (EKF).
• State estimation experience.
• Experience with tracking and discrimination algorithms.
• Knowledge of PID or LQR control techniques.
• Experience with rigid-body dynamics and aerodynamic modeling.
• Experience performing Monte Carlo analysis.
• Navigation experience involving GPS anti-jam techniques or M-Code.
• Experience with trajectory analysis and optimization.
• Experience with JIRA.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test GNC software and simulation toolchains.
• Develop and maintain 6DoF simulations used to evaluate flight algorithms and flight software.
• Support development and analysis of guidance, navigation, and control algorithms.
• Apply mathematical modeling and control theory to aerospace system performance.
• Analyze system behavior and evaluate GNC design performance.
• Optimize flight and simulation software for performance, robustness, and maintainability.
• Use trajectory analysis and optimization tools to evaluate mission performance.
• Support integration of hardware and software components.
• Perform simulation, integration, test, and verification activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting complex aerospace programs.
• Support development and refinement of solutions for aircraft, spacecraft, missile, and launch-vehicle applications.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Full-time onsite in Chandler, Arizona.
• 9/80A schedule with every other Friday off.

Pay

• $82.20 per hour.

Job ID: 2112

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.