What are the responsibilities and job description for the Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer position at Verity Integrated Systems?
Position Summary
Verity Integrated Systems is seeking a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Engineer to support the development of advanced aerospace and defense systems. The selected candidate will contribute to the design, analysis, simulation, verification, and testing of guidance, navigation, and control algorithms used in high-performance flight systems.
The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical skills and experience developing mathematical models, flight simulations, navigation solutions, and control algorithms for aerospace applications.
Responsibilities
- Develop and analyze guidance, navigation, and control algorithms.
- Perform trajectory analysis and mission performance assessments.
- Develop and maintain simulation environments supporting system design and verification.
- Conduct Monte Carlo analyses and sensitivity studies.
- Support flight dynamics modeling and system performance evaluations.
- Analyze navigation sensor performance and state estimation solutions.
- Support HWIL and SWIL integration and testing activities.
- Participate in flight test planning, execution, and post-flight analysis.
- Develop technical reports, verification documentation, and engineering assessments.
- Support system requirements development and verification activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
- Experience developing GNC algorithms or aerospace simulation models.
- Strong knowledge of flight dynamics and control theory.
- Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or similar engineering tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
- U.S Citizen
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in aerospace engineering or related field.
- Active Secret Clearance.
- Experience with missile, hypersonic, space, launch vehicle, or aviation programs.
- Experience developing navigation filters, state estimation algorithms, or autonomous control systems.
- Experience supporting flight testing and hardware-in-the-loop environments.
- Familiarity with 6-DOF simulation environments.