Navigation and Guidance Engineer 6

Global Technical Services

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  Seal Beach, California
  
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CONTRACTOR

Updated 10/05/2026

Job Description

Job Summary

Design and verify GN&C algorithms, simulations, flight software, and analysis tools for spacecraft, re-entry vehicles, hypersonic platforms, and other airborne systems. Support mission design, guidance and autonomy development, systems integration, and flight-test activities across atmospheric and space environments.

Job Details

• Manufacturing
  
• 1st Shift, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  
• Must be a U.S. Citizen Education & Job Requirements
  
• Bachelor& 39;s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology including Manufacturing Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or a directly related non-U.S. equivalent
  
• 20+ years of experience with a Bachelor& 39;s degree, 18+ years of experience with a Master& 39;s degree, or 15+ years of experience with a PhD
  
• Engineering experience with aircraft, missile, spacecraft, autonomous platforms, or similar vehicles
  
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink
  
• Demonstrated proficiency developing GN&C algorithms, models, and simulations
  
• Programming experience with C/C++, Python, or C
  
• Algorithms development, simulation, and modeling
  
• Able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
  
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply technical drawings, blueprints, schematics, or maintenance manuals Preferred Skills
  
• Degree in aerospace or aeronautical engineering at the BS, MS, or PhD level
  
• 10+ years of related technical experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  
• Spacecraft operations, space environment effects, or hypersonic re-entry GN&C
  
• State estimation and sensor fusion, including Kalman filters, GPS/INS, or air data systems
  
• Background in classical and modern control theory and nonlinear control design
  
• Model-based development and flight-test support
  
• Prior work on space or hypersonic programs
  
• Effective performance in broad, minimally defined design spaces with clear communication of technical results Job Duties & Functions
  
• Design, implement, and verify guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for spacecraft, re-entry vehicles, and hypersonic or airborne platforms
  
• Develop and maintain 6 DOF dynamics simulations and associated analysis tools for mission and performance assessment
  
• Implement and validate GN&C flight software using MATLAB/Simulink models and C/C++ prototypes
  
• Integrate flight software with testbeds and avionics
  
• Apply astrodynamics and flight mechanics to mission design, novel orbit concepts, and trajectory optimization
  
• Apply aerodynamics, atmospheric flight mechanics, and controls knowledge to re-entry guidance, navigation, and flight control functions
  
• Develop powered and unpowered guidance laws and autonomy tools for on-orbit and atmospheric operations
  
• Support troubleshooting of operational anomalies, functional tests, and service incidents
  
• Produce concepts of operations, simulation artifacts, and test procedures to enable rapid prototype-to-flight-test iteration
  
• Collaborate with systems engineering, avionics, test, and business development teams while communicating technical tradeoffs to stakeholders
  
• Identify inefficiencies, propose solutions, and implement reusable tools and automations Physical Requirements & Environment
  
• 100 onsite at Seal Beach, CA 52-890 Building 52-890
  
• Domestic travel required, possible up to 5
  
• International travel is not required
  
• Regular and predictable attendance is required
  
• Out-of-state candidates must relocate at their own expense TeamGlobal Benefits
  
• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and more!
  
• TG Rewards Program
  
• Employee Referral Program
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