Lockheed Martin - Grand Prairie, TX
posted 18 days ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Grand Prairie, TX
10,001+ employees
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
About the position
The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer position at Lockheed Martin involves supporting the integration, testing, verification, and validation of missile algorithms. The role focuses on pre-flight performance prediction simulations and post-flight data reconstruction, requiring a strong understanding of flight mechanics and simulation techniques. The engineer will work in a collaborative environment, contributing to system performance assessments and trade studies.
Responsibilities
- Support the integration, test, verification, and validation of missile algorithms.
- Conduct pre-flight performance prediction simulation runs.
- Perform post-flight reconstruction including model verification and validation with collected flight test data.
- Identify and correct unexplained artifacts in simulation results or flight test data.
- Assist in system performance assessments and trade studies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
- Experience with Missile 6DOF simulation design and analysis.
- Strong analytical and math skills, particularly in controls.
- Proficient in C++ and/or FORTRAN.
- Experienced with MATLAB.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret clearance.
- Willingness to work onsite in a classified lab environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with FORTRAN, Ada, and/or Python.
- Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) simulation experience.
- Flight software integration and verification experience.
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling options
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Paid Time Off benefits
