Guidance, Navigation, & Control Manager

Basic Qualifications

Skill Requirements:

• Experience leading small engineering teams, coordinating daily tasking, budgets, and schedules.
• Broad technical skills including rigid body dynamics, control theory, and computer programming.
• Experience supporting the development of flight vehicle GNC architectures.
• Experience planning and conducting GNC performance and simulation analysis.
• Strong team collaboration, communication, and presentation skills.

Security Clearance / Work Authorization

• To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Although not required to start, selected candidates will be required to obtain a government issued Top Secret clearance for long term employment on this program.

Job Description

About Lockheed Martin Space:

Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security, and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire, and integrate our capabilities to transform the future.

At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity.

Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you

About The Role

As the GNC Lead for Space Development Agency (SDA) Programs, you will establish the guidance, navigation, and control solution for one of our country's most vital, fast-paced, and complex Space Systems. You will serve as the primary technical lead for critical Guidance, Navigation, and Control design and analysis engineering activities. The SDA programs cover vital tactical communications, as well as next-generation missile launch warning and tracking capabilities for the US Government

In This Role, You Will

• Lead engineers supporting GNC algorithm development and test activities, associated IRAD, and concept studies across the program.
• Provide technical and management oversight to all GNC planning, requirements generation, software verification and validation (V&V) activities, and pre/post-test support.
• Serve as the primary liaison with other engineering disciplines, lines of business, corporate contacts, and execution of enterprise initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with the software team to develop flight-worthy code based on GNC algorithm prototypes.
• Use your excellent communication skills to work across the Lockheed Martin organization and customer/user community to ensure consensus and understanding of GNC performance.
• Support and lead teams providing technical expertise in launching and maintaining large operational constellations.
• Develop and create innovative solutions for special studies, proposals, and support efforts extending beyond core SDA missions.

Successful applicants generally have at least 8+ years of related experience and may have a post-secondary degree or training in a related discipline, such as Aerospace Engineering or other related field.

Desired Skills

• Related Program or Project experience with large operational constellations or rapid-delivery space systems.
• Experience leading technical teams and coordinating work across disciplines to achieve a common goal.
• High proficiency in engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink, with exposure to C/C++ or Python.
• Experience with 6-Degree of Freedom (6DOF) simulations and physics-based modeling.
• Demonstrated experience with the analysis of feedback control systems, closed-loop guidance, or navigation algorithms.
• Experience with model-based software development using Simulink (including autocoding).
• Experience developing robust, production-level flight software from GNC algorithm prototypes.
• Recognized as an authority in Guidance, Navigation, and Control algorithms with the demonstrated ability to apply them to a wide range of complex problems and train others in their application.
• Demonstrated experience in the full product lifecycle: requirements generation, design, integration, qualification, verification, and validation of GNC algorithms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and the ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members.
• Ability to thrive and work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative team environment.
• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or relevant Dynamics and Controls coursework

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to work remotely

Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.