GNC & Trajectory Engineer

Avion Solutions Inc., an employee-owned company, is seeking candidates for a GNC & Trajectory Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Directorate for Test (DT) Targets program office in developing missile defense target vehicles.

• Support the Targets System Engineering team in all aspects of target design, analysis, and test, including requirements development and assessment, modeling and simulation, test analysis, and reporting.

• Utilize knowledge, skills, and experience with missile characteristics (physical, kinematics, signatures) and engineering to support engineering activities and data product development.

• Technical focus areas include Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), and vehicle performance assessments.

• Generate and analyze target vehicle 6-DoF and 3-DoF trajectory data using industry standard (e.g., TAOS) and in-house developed (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++) tools.

• Support flight test analysis and reporting, including analyzing vehicle onboard instrumentation data and generating trajectory reconstruction.

• Collaborate with a dynamic team of experts in multiple technical areas to develop analysis and engineering tools.

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• Master's degree in a STEM field (e.g., physics, engineering, math).

• 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs/projects.

• Note: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 7+ years of relevant experience may be considered.

• Strong understanding of principles of aerodynamics; equations of motion; coordinate systems; vehicle dynamics; guidance, navigation, and control, etc.

• Experience with missile trajectory analysis, including working in different coordinate frames, endo- and exo-atmospheric behaviors, and identifying key trajectory parameters.

• Knowledge of satellite orbital mechanics, ephemeris, orbit propagation, perturbations, determination, and maneuver planning.

• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, Java, C#, and other programming languages.

• Skilled in the use of modeling and simulation tools (e.g., TAOS, STK).

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

• Must be a U.S. citizen and have an active DoD Secret Security Clearance.

• Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes.

• Experience in any or all of the following disciplines: Design, CAD, Trajectory, Radar Cross Section (RCS) Signatures, Optical Signatures.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to efficiently perform multiple tasks.

• Ability to communicate detailed technical information to technical and non-technical personnel.

Equal Opportunity: Avion Solutions, Inc. reaffirms its belief in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants. Avion Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA-governed Federal Contractor that affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities. Avion Solutions, Inc. provides all employees and job applicants equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, color, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other reason prohibited by law.