Senior Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer

Job Code: 38763

Job Location: Orlando, Florida

Job Schedule:  9/80 work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer at our Orlando, FL location. The GNC Engineer will use general knowledge of vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, classical/modern flight controls, tactical/strategic missile guidance, and estimation theory to conduct moderate to difficult aerospace engineering tasks and apply defined engineering principles, industry standards, and company processes to support Tactical and Strategic Missile program objectives and requirements.

• Perform Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) design and analyses for tactical and strategic missile systems

• Conduct trajectory shaping and tuning of tactical and strategic missile guidance and autopilot parameters to meet stringent customer requirements

• Generate, modify, and utilize models and simulations of aerospace vehicles using first principles

• Implement algorithms and modify simulations in C/C++ coding environment following strict Software Configuration Management (SCM) processes

• Generate, modify, and utilize high-fidelity models and simulations of components and subsystems utilizing MATLAB/Simulink for tuning and requirements verification

• Analyze real-time and post-test telemetry data in support of System level verification and mission activities

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant Guidance Navigation and Control Engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

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