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Engineer Guidance Navigation Control 3

TASC Technical Services

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Engineering - Civil
Chandler, AZ (On-Site/Office)

Engineer Guidance Navigation Control 3 - Chandler, AZ
12 month contract, $BOE

Position is for an aerospace/defense client. United States citizenship and a DoD Secret security clearance are required. Previous aerospace/defense experience is strongly preferred.

TELECOMMUTE: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret, active
WORK SHIFT: 1st Shift (9/80A)
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time or less

Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms and software and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations to achieve a desired position, orientation or orbit in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control laws and hardware and software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.

Work on a 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation to design and test missile flight code

Work with 6DoF simulation models to evaluate system performance

Be experienced with missile flight dynamics, autopilot and guidance design, and implementation into missile flight code

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree with 5 years of professional experience - OR - Masters degree with 3 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 1 year of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.

Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application

Experience working with missile guidance, navigation and control algorithms

Experience with missile simulation and flight dynamics

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience designing, tuning, implementing, and testing guidance algorithms and autopilot parameters for guided missiles and/or interceptors.

Control systems theory and flight dynamics proficiency

Proficiency in creating and maintaining analysis tools in C++, MATLAB and Python

Proficiency in C++ development in a Linux environment

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Join the TASC Technical Services team, with 30 years of excellence in the staffing industry! We offer competitive benefits including health care plans, a 401k plan with company match, and a weekly paycheck with direct deposit. Additionally, we follow all state and federal guidelines for compensated time off. TASC Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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