Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer 1\2
Position requires current SSBI/SCI security clearance.
Seeking an satellite guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) engineer with control system analysis and design understanding. The GNC engineer will be part of a team responsible for operational health and safety of the vehicle hardware and software subsystems for a 24x7 operational system. Must work well in a tight-knit team environment, and have reliable work attendance. Specific responsibilities include:
1) supporting the characterization and analysis of the various subsystems (i.e. thermal, power, ACS, etc.) for all Mission Phases;
2) diagnosing problems in the vehicle and identifying the proper factory support personnel to provide solutions to those problems;
3) supporting mission critical operations that require the presence of engineering support;
4) Support the oversight and maintenance of real-time vehicle software;
5) monitoring performance, trending spacecraft date and developing analysis tools, as required;
6) Support anomaly investigations, fault isolation and recovery activities and procedures.
Required and Desired Skills and Experience:
1) Understanding of the space/ground interaction between the ground systems and vehicle Processors (including software) is required;
2) Understanding with implementing commanding procedures to verify vehicle system state of health is required;
2) Experience in Satellite/Aerospace operations environment is desired.
General Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Gathers, defines and documents system level requirements to support flight control and mission or trajectory requirements definition. Works to resolves requirement conflicts with team input. Performs and documents analysis and design of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems to validate or assess the system design or models. Participates in Developing solutions and disposition of issues to assure customer satisfaction. Designs trade studies to meet program requirements.
Competencies
General• Adaptability
Tries to understand changes in work-group tasks, situations, and the department as well as the logic or basis for change; occasionally seeks information about changes affecting their individual job. Treats changes and new situations as opportunities for learning or growth; focuses on the beneficial aspects of change; speaks positively about the change to fellow work group members. Quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with changes in the work environment; readily tries new approaches appropriate for new or changed situations; does not persist with ineffective behaviors.
• Collaboration
Makes an effort to work effectively and cooperatively with fellow work group members; establishes and maintains productive working relationships by involving other work group members as appropriate and thanking them for their assistance. Places higher priority on work group goals rather than on own goals; offers to help other employees when they need assistance.
• Communication
Makes an effort to clarify purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Tries to keep the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. With guidance from others frames messages in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; tries to use terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Occasionally seeks input from audience; checks understanding; tries to present message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; at times requires guidance from others on how to respond.
• Customer Focus
Understands customers and their needs and considers such factors in the completion of day-to-day job tasks and responsibilities; supports more experienced employees as required to develop and sustain productive customer relationships; uses available information to understand customer related circumstances, problems, and needs; considers how day-to-day actions will affect customers; responds quickly to help more experienced employees meet customer needs and resolve problems.
• Systems Thinking
Gains understanding of job tasks and processes and how they contribute to meeting work group objective(s). Identifies non-value-adding tasks and alerts more experienced employees for possible improvements. Participates in changes to job/role structures and processes as directed by supervisor.
Technical• GNC Design and Integration
Basic - Basic knowledge of controls, navigation and guidance methods as applied to aircraft, weapons and space vehicle design. Includes advanced education and experience with applied classical and modern control theory, system trade studies, architecture and integration, electromechanical system and equipment design and specification including management of supplier developed hardware, software and prototyping, vehicle handling and performance and pilot interfaces.
Preferred - General knowledge of controls, navigation and guidance methods as applied to aircraft, weapons and space vehicle design. Includes advanced education and experience with applied classical and modern control theory, system trade studies, architecture and integration, electromechanical system and equipment design and specification including management of supplier developed hardware, software and prototyping, vehicle handling and performance and pilot interfaces.
• GNC Requirements
Basic - Basic ability to create system level requirements for GNC systems and allocate those requirements down to the component level. Knowledge of military specifications, government regulations, customer needs, GNC system and component capabilities, and architectures.
Preferred - General ability to create system level requirements for GNC systems and allocate those requirements down to the component level. Knowledge of military specifications, government regulations, customer needs, GNC system and component capabilities, and architectures.
• Navigation & Control Analysis
Basic - Basic ability to perform engineering analysis of Guidance, Navigtation, and Controls (GNC) systems using knowledge of guidance, navigation, and control theory, analysis techniques, and general knowledge of applications to aircraft, weapons, and space vehicles.
Preferred - General ability to perform engineering analysis of Guidance, Navigtation, and Controls (GNC) systems using knowledge of guidance, navigation, and control theory, analysis techniques, and general knowledge of applications to aircraft, weapons, and space vehicles.
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationDo you meet the educational requirements as described in the 'Typical Education and/or Experience' section for this requisition?
Within the last 5 years, have you supported an on-orbit asset?
Are you willing to work short periods of time on a shift schedule to support key mile stones and perform on-call duties when designated as the on-call person?
Do you have a current Single-Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)?
Typical Education/Experience
Level 1 - Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard. Level 2 - Degree and typical experience in engineering classification: Bachelor's and 2 or more years' experience or a Master's degree with experience. Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry. ABET is the preferred, although not required, accreditation standard.
Other Job related information
Position requires current SSBI/SCI security clearance or equivalent. Applicants MUST include their Security Clearance Level, Investigation Type and Investigation Date clearly on their didate must be willing to take and pass a Polygraph. Position requires on-call support after hours. Occasional overtime may be required.
- Business Unit Defense, Space&Security
- Division Networks & Space Systems
- Program Space And Intelligence Systems
- Job Type Non-Management
- Experience Level Entry
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 02/16/2012
