Senior Guidance Navigation Control Engineer
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General Atomics (GA), and its affiliated companies, is one of the world’s leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) is a supplier of advanced electromagnetic systems, related power equipment and other high technology products for a variety of government and commercial applications.
These include products such as the design and fabrication of linear motors, superconducting and conventional rotating motors, power inverters, high-energy capacitors, radiation monitoring systems, high-voltage direct current power distribution systems, and numerous other products.
We have an exciting opportunity in our Aerospace Systems Engineering Directorate. This full-time position for a Senior Navigation engineer can be located either at our Huntsville, AL site or Rancho Bernardo, CA site.
This position will provide technical expertise for precision munition Navigation subsystem design and development, simulation modeling, and detailed analyses for one or more weapon system development projects.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Develop Navigation subsystem designs and perform trade studies encompassing aiding schemes, sensors, and other navigation subsystem attributes.
- Develop Navigation algorithms and implement and test them in GA-EMS’ six degree-of-freedom flight simulations and analysis tools.
- Develop novel algorithms and simulation models for Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) solutions.
- Support development of traditional and APNT navigation systems including component selection, software development, integration, and testing.
- Support development of precision munitions such as guided missiles, gun-launched projectiles, and hypersonic vehicles.
- Analyze simulation, ground test, and flight test data in support of simulation model validation and algorithm improvements.
- Support simulation development and documentation using company guidelines and best industry practices.
- Develop and present briefing materials for design reviews.
- Support peer reviews of GNC algorithms, simulation models, analysis tools, and other software modules as required.
- Facilitate rapid resolution of delays that impact simulation and analysis tasks including real-time, thorough communication with task leads, program management and other leadership is required.
- Collaborate daily with GA and customer engineering and program management teams.
- Support development of Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) related data deliverables.
- Perform other duties as required.
- Travel expectations :
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