Systems Engineer

PlanIT Group LLC

  • Grand Prairie, TX
  • 6 days ago

    Highlights

    What You'll Do: Collaborate with subsystem and software engineers to integrate MATLAB and C++ models of weapons, sensors, ground systems and environments, guidance, navigation and autopilot algorithms and actual Operational Flight Program code into the 6-Degree of Freedom (6-DOF) Integrated Flight Simulations (IFS). Familiarity with some, or all, of the following: linear algebra, probability and statistics, state dynamic equations, Kalman filter applications, kinematics, and rotating coordinate systems.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationGrand Prairie, TX

    Description

    This position requires a DoD security clearance or equivalent.

    Interested in candidates with experience in rotary wing vehicle design, particularly Guidance and Control law development. Experience with MATLAB and SIMULINK

    What You'll Do:

    • Collaborate with subsystem and software engineers to integrate MATLAB and C++ models of weapons, sensors, ground systems and environments, guidance, navigation and autopilot algorithms and actual Operational Flight Program code into the 6-Degree of Freedom (6-DOF) Integrated Flight Simulations (IFS).
    • Perform modeling and simulation tasks for system survivability, Safety of Flight (SOF), trade studies and simulation analyses for end-to-end kill chain assessment
    • Use the simulations to support Hardware In the Loop (HWIL) Lab to verify performance requirements are met.
    • Support integration and testing of hardware and software in Hardware In-the-Loop (HWIL).
    • Participate in flight test prediction and data performance analysis for flight tests

    Basic Required Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Field or Physics
    • Proficient in C++
    • FORTRAN experience with 6-Degree of Freedom simulation
    • Experience in Aerospace Applications

    Desired skills:

    • Proficient in C++ and MATLAB and/or Python
    • Willingness to work onsite in a classified lab environment
    • Ability to occasionally travel for up to two weeks at a time to support flight tests
    • Experience integrating and testing hardware and software in Hardware In-the-Loop (HWIL)
    • Familiarity with some, or all, of the following: linear algebra, probability and statistics, state dynamic equations, Kalman filter applications, kinematics, and rotating coordinate systems.
    • Active Secret clearance required to start
    • Experience with rotary wing vehicles is a major plus

    Core hours of First Shift schedule: Monday through Thursday from 9am-3pm CS

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