Lead Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer

The Boeing Company is hiring a Lead Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer in Hazelwood, MO. The role will support new product design, development, integration and flight test supporting the areas of guidance, modeling and simulation, flight control and subsystem control for the expanding Air Dominance Portfolio, including the newly awarded F-47.

Requirements

• Define Guidance, Navigation and Control mission requirements and ensure requirements traceability and quality from the system level to component level
• Use multidisciplinary model data (aero, mass properties, propulsion, etc.) to develop and refine a complex, nonlinear, 6 degrees of freedom simulation model
• Use various software languages, C, C++, FORTRAN, Python, etc. to develop, implement, integrate and test vehicle models and controllers
• Design flight control laws using modern linear control design techniques and tools to achieve design and performance targets
• Perform model validation against test data to inform and improve the accuracy of the simulation environment
• Develop supplementary controllers, limiters, mode logic, and signal shaping to properly bound the performance within all areas of the flight envelope
• Work with flight simulation and Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) software engineers to incorporate control laws into the operational flight program
• Support flight simulations including desktop, software, and real time simulations
• Support hardware in the loop development and testing
• Support flight testing planning and execution
• Lead design reviews, analyses, simulations and component/system testing to ensure delivery of products that meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations
• Train and coach others

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions
• Student Loan Match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life and disability insurance programs
• Paid and unpaid time away from work