What are the responsibilities and job description for the Guidance Navigation Control Engineer III position at DP Professionals (DPP)?
DPP is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer III for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
Work Location: Onsite in Chandler, AZ
Duration: 12 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work Authorization: US Citizen; must hold a current/active Secret security clearance
Responsibilities:
- Modeling and Simulation of actuation systems for various launch vehicles, target vehicles, and business development programs.
- Work under general direction of Flight Sciences Functional Manager, Functional Lead and various Program engineers.
- Collaborate with other disciplines, Mechanical Electrical, and Systems to determine best means to achieve objectives.
- Design and analysis of single loop and multi-loop PID control systems, including electromechanical and electro-hydraulic actuation systems.
- Create new and maintain existing linear and nonlinear math models of actuations systems, in both MATLAB and C forms.
- Evaluation of math model simulation output versus actual test data. Determine source of discrepancies and update models.
- Plan and conduct actuator systems engineering work that includes evaluation of new systems, and/or adaptation and modification of existing systems.
- Develop performance requirements for actuation system specifications.
- Review actuation system test data. Where necessary, identify processing issues and implement corrections.
- Provide anomaly investigation support for production and fielded actuation systems.
- Perform trade studies for new actuation system applications.
- Generate and revise relevant documentation summarizing work performed.
- Conduct kinematic analysis and mathematical modeling of 3-bar and 4-bar systems.
- At least 2-4 years of direct experience modeling actuator systems.
- Direct experience developing performance requirements and specifications for actuator systems.
- Experience with both electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic actuator systems.
- A DoD Secret level security clearance.
- Experience with Matlab, C , Simulink, and Python.
- Experience modeling both linear and non-linear models in Simulink.
- Experience presenting results to a wide variety of audiences including both technical SME's and non-technical customers.
- 4-6 years of direct experience modeling actuator systems.
- Participation in an anomaly investigation.
- New actuation system trade study experience.
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DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D