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Lockheed Martin

Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer Senior

littleton, CO

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About this opportunity

Lockheed Martin lists this Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer Senior opportunity in littleton, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.

Experience in Relative Navigation: Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) algorithm development from initial system design thru the entire life cycle of code development

Experience with simulation and programming tools (ex. Matlab/Simulink, C++, Python) and Kalman Filtering / Attitude Determination

Experience in performing GN&C (Guidance, Navigation, & Control) design and analysis tasks

Possess an Active TS or TS/SCI clearance

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.

Experience in Relative Navigation: Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) algorithm development from initial system design thru the entire life cycle of code development

Experience with simulation and programming tools (ex. Matlab/Simulink, C++, Python) and Kalman Filtering / Attitude Determination

Experience in performing GN&C (Guidance, Navigation, & Control) design and analysis tasks

Possess an Active TS or TS/SCI clearance

Job Description

As we enter a new era of Strategic Weapon Systems, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every single day we use our unique skills, talents and experiences to design and build solutions to some of the world’s hardest engineering problems.

Do you want to be part of a culture that inspires employees to envision the impossible, perform with excellence and build incredible products? We provide the resources, inspiration and focus—if you have the passion and courage to dream big, then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Bring your experience and passion for engineering to Lockheed Martin, and build the systems which support our nation's defense systems.

The National Security Space Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) team is made up of enthusiastic and talented individuals that design and produce the hardware, algorithms, and software required to solve the challenging problems of controlling these systems in a harsh, zero-g environment.

Are you willing to join this team and help solve these challenges in a team environment using your GN&C academic background and industry experience? Do you have experience in spacecraft relative navigation, particularly Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO)?

If so, consider this senior GN&C position on a group of exciting space programs that will inspire your imagination and provide unique challenges to use and grow your talent.

What does this role look like?

Apply missile guidance, navigation, and control expertise to modeling and simulation

Integrate Matlab/Simulink models into a 6-DOF C++ simulation

Develop high fidelity models and simulation software

Build new source code in C++ and Python

Modify code in C++, C, Matlab, Simulink, Fortran, Python, Linux shell, and YAML

Create unit tests

Execute simulation software on a high performance computing cluster including Linux systems or VMs

Work in an Agile DevOps environment with Docker/Container and Kubernetes deployment

Collaborate with the performance analysts, Flight Software team, and customer

Algorithm Development

Important Notes

Candidates may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Applying to this Expression of Interest opportunity introduces you to Lockheed Martin's job opportunities and promotes you to managers who are interested in hiring for multiple roles.

You can’t and will not be hired on this requisition. Actual job responsibilities, levels, and locations will vary based on actual hiring job postings.

Desired Skills

Experience with flight software development and autocode to C++

Experience working with different satellite bus sizes

Familiarity with a GN&C hardware suite for space applications

Mission operations experience

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative team environment

Demonstrated good communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical issues to peers, management, subcontractors and customers.

Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Worksite address

littleton, CO, 80161, US

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