Guidance Navigation Control Engineer II

You will contribute to the development and evaluation of guidance, navigation, and control systems for advanced aerospace applications, including aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and launch vehicles. You will also play a key role in analyzing system behavior, designing solutions, and integrating hardware and software components to ensure system reliability and mission success.

DPP is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer II 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 or Top Secret security clearance
 
Position summary:

• As a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer II, you will be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
• You will contribute to the development and evaluation of guidance, navigation, and control systems for advanced aerospace applications, including aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and launch vehicles.
• Your work will involve applying mathematical models, control theories, and algorithm development to achieve precision in navigation and control performance.
• You will also play a key role in analyzing system behavior, designing solutions, and integrating hardware and software components to ensure system reliability and mission success.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation toolchains
• Work on a 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation to design and test flight code
• Optimize flight software and simulation software
• Work with various trajectory optimization software and tools

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• Must have existing U.S. Government security clearance at Secret or Top Secret
• Exposure to C++, Python, and development in a Linux environment

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Control systems theory and guidance law design
• Competence in C++, Python, Jira, and development in a Linux environment

Interested? Learn more:
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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