About this opportunity
Executive Recruiting Group lists this Guidance, Navigation, & Controls Engineer opportunity in broomfield, co, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description We are seeking a Lead Guidance, Navigation, & Controls (GNC) Engineer to develop and implement advanced control laws, stability augmentation, and dynamic modeling for our highspeed combined ramjet/rocket missile interceptors. You will ensure robust maneuvering, attitude control, and successful transition between flight phases.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop and implement flight control algorithms for both boost and ramjet phases
· Analyze vehicle stability and dynamic behavior during boost, transition and sustain
· Build and validate linear/nonlinear models of vehicle dynamics
· Integrate control laws with propulsion inputs and guidance requirements
· Support simulation environment development (MATLAB/Simulink, Python)
· Conduct hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulations and software testing
Required Qualifications
· BS in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant areas
· 5+ years of experience in flight control, stability, or vehicle dynamics
· Demonstrated experience with control law development and implementation
· Strong skills in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or equivalent modeling tools
· Experience with multi-phase flight regimes and dynamic simulations
· Strong verbal and written communication skills
· US citizen, with eligibility for government security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
· 3+ years of experience with missiles, UAVs, or other high-speed flight control systems
· Background in model validation, HIL simulation, or embedded control testing
· Familiarity with propulsion/vehicle interaction during variable thrust events
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Who can apply
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