Mid Level Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer Featured

Job Description

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a mid-level Guidance Navigation and Control (GN & C)Engineer to join Boeing in the St. Louis, MO area.

The selected candidate will work on an exciting proprietary program that is growing rapidly. You will have the opportunity to be involved from the beginning of the design cycle and personally contribute to the development of a next-generation platform in the form of state of the art GN & C control system development, performance analysis and simulations. In addition, there will be visibility across the Boeing enterprise into modern GN & C and simulation development methods.

Position Responsibilities:

• Define Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN & C), mission requirements and ensure requirements traceability and quality from the system level to component level

• Utilize multidisciplinary model data (aero, mass properties, propulsion, etc.) to develop and refine a complex, nonlinear, 6 degrees of freedom simulation model

• Design flight control laws using modern linear control design techniques and tools to achieve design and performance targets

• Utilize advanced nonlinear analysis to assess and refine the control law design

• Perform model validation against test data to inform and refine the accuracy of the simulation environment

• Develop supplementary controllers, limiters, mode logic, and signal shaping to properly bound the performance within all areas flight envelope

• Work with flight simulation and Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) software engineers to incorporate control laws into the operational flight program

• Support pilot evaluations in the manned flight simulations, hardware in the loop testing, and flight testing

• Work under minimal supervision

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at the listed location.

This position requires an active U.S. Active Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry

• 5+ years of experience in an engineering related role (3+ with a Masters degree). 

• 3+ years of experience in Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GN & C) engineering

• 2+ years of experience using Matlab/Simulink or MatrixX to model systems

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with simulation, system and component modeling

• Experience with implementing algorithms in real time systems

• Hardware in the Loop Simulator (HILS) experience

Typical Education / Experience:

Typically acquired through advanced technical education from an accredited course of study in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 5 or more years related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD, Master+3 years related work experience). In the USA, ABET accreditation is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.

Relocation:

This positionoffers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift

Eligible for 3ERP

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.