Entry Level Guide, Navigation and Control Engineer

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Location: SAN BERNARDINO , CA , US

Date Posted: 2021-12-01

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Guidance, Navigation, Control

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Potential for Remote Work: No

Description
SAIC is looking for an entry level but highly motivated engineer to perform guidance, navigation, and control independent verification and validation (IV&V) as well as systems engineering on launch service contractor (LSC) solutions in San Bernardino, CA.

Position is contingent on award of the RSLP MA contract

Roles and Responsibilities (including some or all of the following):

• Review and verify system level and launch vehicle requirements
• Perform analyses of launch vehicles to ensure mission requirements are met
• Validate six-degree-of-freedom (6DOF) simulation models
• Conduct non-linear 6DOF simulation analysis
• Perform autopilot linear stability analysis
• Assess launch vehicle navigation accuracy
• Develop, modify, and maintain software tools that predict pre-flight performance under nominal, off-nominal, and Monte Carlo flight conditions
• Perform post-flight verification of simulation predictions
• Update models based on designs, test results, and other data
• Support design reviews and milestones as necessary
• Prepare presentations, reports, and other contract deliverables related to analyses performed
• Present results of analyses to internal, independent review team

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or applied mathematics or applied physics or a related program of study and 0-3 years of related experience
• Ability to obtain DoD Secret Security Clearance
• Work or educational experience in at least two of the following: requirements validation systems engineering, vehicle controls analysis, dynamic 6DOF modeling and simulation, launch vehicle modeling and analysis, and/or navigation systems
• Experience with FORTRAN and/or C/C++ on Linux platforms
• Proficiency with MATLAB and MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Must have demonstrated presentation skills and strong written and oral communication abilities
• Position requires a proactive, self-starting, independent, flexible engineer with excellent interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current DoD Secret (or higher) Security Clearance
• Understanding of missile engineering disciplines including guidance and controls, aerodynamics, propulsion, and structural dynamics
• Ability to write software source code to perform analyses
• Experience with Linux scripting, makefiles, and Python
• Experience in the use of a structured process for software tool updates

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