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Sr. GNC Engineer Tracking & Estimation
Job Location:
Job Location:
Chandler, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
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Monthly Salary:
Posted:
2 October 2026 (12 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
30 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Tittle :Sr. GNC Engineer - Tracking & Estimation
Work Location:Onsite in Chandler AZ
Duration:12 months
Terms:W2 Contract
Work Authorization:US Citizen; must hold an active/current Secret security clearance
Job Description
Our Clientis seeking aGuidance Navigation Control Engineer IIIfor an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
Position Summary:
Work Location:Onsite in Chandler AZ
Duration:12 months
Terms:W2 Contract
Work Authorization:US Citizen; must hold an active/current Secret security clearance
Job Description
Our Clientis seeking aGuidance Navigation Control Engineer IIIfor an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
Position Summary:
- In this role you will lead the development and evaluation of guidance navigation and control systems for advanced aerospace applications focusing on seeker-based missile engagements and precision intercept performance.
- You will own key algorithm design and analysis tasks applying mathematical models control theory and state estimation techniques to process complex seeker measurements and drive guidance and control laws.
- Your work will include architecting and maintaining six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) simulations defining performance metrics integrating hardware and software components and conducting rigorous performance assessments and trade studies.
- You will mentor early career engineers provide technical direction on seeker and tracking approaches and collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure system reliability and mission success.
- Leading the design development implementation verification and test of high quality flight and simulation software; owning the design and maintenance of 6 DOF simulations used to develop analyze and validate flight algorithms and code; optimizing flight and simulation software for performance robustness and maintainability; defining and executing analysis campaigns using trajectory optimization and evaluation tools; and presenting technical results risks and recommendations to program leadership.
- This position is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining required program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
- Bachelors degree with 8 years of professional experience;
- OR a Masters degree with 6 years of professional experience;
- OR a PhD with 4 years of professional experience in electrical engineering aerospace engineering mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Must have an existing U.S. Government security clearance at the Secret level.
- Demonstrated experience with guidance navigation and control (GNC) concepts algorithms or analysis for aerospace or missile systems.
- Experience leading or significantly contributing to development modeling simulation test integration or analysis activities for aerospace missile spacecraft or autonomous systems.
- Proficiency with one or more of the following: MATLAB/Simulink Python C/C or similar technical software tools with development in a Linux environment.
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in electrical engineering aerospace engineering mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Strong foundation in control systems theory guidance law development and flight software implementation.
- Experience with state estimation and nonlinear filtering (e.g. Kalman Filter Extended Kalman Filter Unscented Kalman Filter) including tuning and performance assessment in realistic scenarios.
- Deep domain knowledge in target tracking and seeker systems (infrared and/or radio frequency) including requirements definition and algorithm design.
- Experience developing and validating target dynamics and measurement models and integrating them into end to end 6 DOF simulations.
- Experience with seeker measurements such as angle only measurements line of sight (LOS) rate estimation pixel/centroid based measurements for infrared seekers and/or range range rate (Doppler) azimuth/elevation and angle only tracking for RF seekers.
- Experience with data association methods track initiation and maintenance logic and multi target tracking in the presence of false alarms and clutter.
- Proven ability to lead small technical teams or work packages mentor junior engineers and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Strong proficiency in C/C and Python and experience with software development tools such as Jira version control and continuous integration workflows in a Linux environment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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