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GNC Engineer

United States, Woburn 112000.00 - 154000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted December 12, 2025
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STR is looking for a GNC Algorithms expert to be part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers and engineers dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies with significant and immediate impact on our national security. We are looking for a GNC Engineer with versatile skills in aerospace guidance, navigation and control systems technology. Areas of particular interest includes advanced filtering and estimation techniques, flight control system design, and/or aerospace systems modeling. A successful candidate will join a team of algorithm and software developers in a fast-paced and results-driven prototyping environment.

Job Responsibility

  • Developing advanced control system algorithms for aerospace applications
  • Developing algorithms for sensor and system research and threat analysis
  • Developing and analyzing aerospace GNC systems, including both hardware and software
  • Implementing models and algorithms in Python, C/C++, and/or MATLAB
  • Working in small teams of highly skilled developers
  • Participating in laboratory and field tests to collect and analyze experimental data to support the verification, validation, and improvement of technical solutions
  • Communicating technical ideas and implementations through reports and presentations

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret security clearance
  • U.S. citizenship
  • M.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field, or B.S. + 3 years equivalent experience
  • Proficiency in C/C++, Python and/or MATLAB
  • Experience in implementing aerospace control algorithms, filters and models
  • Experience developing and giving technical presentations

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with software build and scripting tools, CI/CD development practices
  • Understanding of orbital and flight dynamics and modeling of such systems
  • Experience with Kalman filtering and related techniques
  • Experience using collaborative source code management tools (Git, Subversion)
  • Experience building, operating and analyzing GNSS systems
  • Experience in implementing guidance, navigation and control systems hardware and sensors
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