Senior ICBM Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Test & Evaluation Engineer

Duties

Canvas is seeking a Senior ICBM Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Test & Evaluation Engineer. As a Senior/Expert GN&C Test & Evaluation Engineer, you will provide expert technical guidance and support to the Air Force Sentinel ICBM Lead Developmental Test & Evaluation Organization (LDTO)/Combined Test Force (CTF). Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical engineering expertise in support of Sentinel GN&C developmental test efforts, assessing performance against program requirements.
• Conducting independent technical assessments and analyses of proposed GN&C and related missile subsystem testing and test plans.
• Participating in cross-functional engineering teams to support a holistic assessment of weapon system development.
• Leading and mentoring junior team members as assigned, fostering a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment.
• Supporting periodic reviews of test support and systems integration test results and test plan status.
• Providing technical support and advocating for integrated approaches to engineering efforts and test activities.
• Conducting technical test planning and independent analysis of verification and validation for the Guidance System (Guidance Computer, Guidance Computer Software, Navigation/Inertial Measurement System, etc.).
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's in a related field (e.g., Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) degree. *Experience may be substituted for education with customer approval.
• 15 years of relevant experience.
• Senior-level expertise in inertial GN&C systems is essential, with demonstrated experience in the design, testing, and analysis of strategic-grade systems.
• Expertise in performing comprehensive accuracy analysis on complex GN&C systems, including:
• Understanding of error propagation and its impact on overall system accuracy.
• Ability to derive and apply statistical methods to quantify GN&C performance and identify error sources from collected GN&C test data.
• Analyzing pre-flight predictions versus post-flight performance to assess GN&C system accuracy and identify discrepancies.
• Proven experience in supporting guidance related tests, inertial performance testing, and subsystem qualification, including the development and implementation of enhanced ground test campaigns designed to tease out subtle errors and inform error models.
• Experience with test design and inertial instruments needed to ensure targeted data points can be collected and isolated properly.
• Experience with strategic-grade inertial navigation instruments, including experience in their calibration, alignment, and performance characterization under various environmental conditions.
• Familiarity with the role of real-time simulators in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing.
• Familiarity with ICBM missile systems and related subsystems/equipment, their projected use in the military, and methods of testing.
• Familiarity with test & evaluation planning and processes - test conduct, data analysis/evaluation, modeling and simulation, technical report preparation, and administrative aspects of ground and flight test programs.
  

Security Clearance

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
  
  

Desired Experience

• Bachelors, Masters or PhD
• Senior or Subject Matter Expert level experience and background related to ICBM GN&C.
• Experience working with DoD organizations, test organizations, and/or prime contractors is highly desirable.
  
  

Other Essential Job Functions

• Must be willing to travel up to 15%.
• Ability to support a hybrid work schedule, proactively maintaining communication with teammates and working in-office as required.
• Focused adherence to safety and security requirements.