Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer III

Responsibilities: As a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer , you will be using your skills and expertise to design and test algorithms, flight software, related hardware, design tools, simulations, and more for various aerospace vehicles. History of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternatives.

DPP is seeking a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer III for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
 
Work Location: Onsite in Englewood, CO
Duration: 12 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work Authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance
 
Responsibilities:

• As a Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to design and test algorithms, flight software, related hardware, design tools, simulations, and more for various aerospace vehicles.
• These cover a very wide range of advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft.
• You'll explore complex GN&C algorithms and systems to assess performance of vehicle flight qualities and capabilities.
• Your technical duties involve design, development, evaluation, and test of new products and processes throughout the product lifecycle.

Required Qualifications:

• Understanding engineering principles and practices.
• Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools, analysis and simulation.
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering or other related discipline and typically 6 or more years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with system modeling tools, such as MATLAB/Simulink, or C++.
• Experience with related aerospace vehicles, sensors suites, and missions.
• Experience with Guidance and/or Navigation algorithm development.
• Exposure to vehicle stability principles, and Monte Carlo and trajectory analysis.
• Knowledge of industry standard aerospace principles, to include, but not limited to parametric design, model-based definition, fundamentals of flight dynamics.
• History of leading baseline definition and maturation in a complex development setting, including the use of highly integrated trade studies and analysis of alternatives.
• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps.
• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity.
• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.).
• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials.
• Rarely exposed to loud noises.

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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