GNC Engineer (Aerospace Engineer)

Job description

Overview Bowhead seeks a GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control) Engineer to support hypersonic research efforts of the NSWCDD in Dahlgren, VA. This role provides technical expertise across system modeling, simulation, algorithm development, data analysis, and integration activities in support of weapon system development, performance assessment, and mission engineering. The Engineer will directly support government technical leads and collaborate with associated subsystem SMEs to deliver analytical rigor, modeling capability, and engineering insight into guidance, navigation, and control solutions used in government test and evaluation environments. Responsibilities: - Develop, implement, and refine GNC algorithms for guidance laws, control loops, navigation filters, and state estimation.• Support weapon system modeling and simulation, including 6 DOF (six degrees of freedom) simulation environments and subsystem integration.• Perform trajectory analysis, mission performance evaluations, and control system stability assessments.• Develop navigation solutions integrating IMUs, GPS, INS, seekers, and other sensor modalities.• Conduct Monte Carlo analysis, uncertainty modeling, and s...