Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer IV, Navigation Specialist - S

SPACE Until 10/5/2026 First posted June 1, 2026 Last posted August 6, 2026
Job description
Skill Requirements:
• B.S. or M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience working on defense, aerospace, and/or space navigation programs.
• Fundamentals of inertial navigation systems (INS) and/or GNSS (multi constellation, RTK, SBAS)
• Familiarity with navigation performance metrics (accuracy, availability, continuity, or integrity).
• Understanding of Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) concepts, error budgeting, and integrity monitoring
• Proficiency in C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink, and/or Python for algorithm development and data analysis.
• Knowledge of software methods or standards including safety critical items and/or version control systems (Git, Gitlab, Artifact repos)
• Ability to develop and maintain navigation error budgets, covariance analysis, and/or perform statistical analyses
• Proficiency with high fidelity simulation tools

Security Clearance / Work Authorization:
• To meet requirements of the program/customer, this position requires the selected employee to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Secret clearance is required to start employment.
• Selected candidates will be required to obtain, and maintain, a government issued Secret clearance for long term employment on this program.
About this role

Summary

Develop and analyze navigation algorithms and systems for aerospace applications.

Job title

Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer IV, Navigation Specialist - S

Experience level

not specified

Industry

space

Location requirements

remote work not specified, space industry, US citizens only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C/C++MATLAB/SimulinkPythonnavigationerror budgetsstatistical analysissoftware standards

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

navigationinertial navigation systemsGNSSalgorithm developmentsimulation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Work arrangement unknown