GNC/Trajectory Engineer
Chenega Corporation
**Req ID:** 36802
**Summary**
**GNC/Trajectory Engineer**
**Redstone Arsenal, AL**
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
**Our Strength Is Our People**
We believe taking care of our employees will deliver the best support to our customers and our community. Our success is attributable to our employees. We recruit and retain civic-minded people who fit our family-oriented small business culture.
Valued people deliver the highest level of professionalism and support to our customers. We provide our employees with a positive work environment and social activities that reinforce teamwork.
Venturi, LLC A Chenega Company has an exciting career opportunity for a **GNC/Trajectory Engineer** who will support the MDA Targets and Countermeasures program in performing technical analysis and assessment of missile defense targets, specifically in areas of Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC), Modeling & Simulation (M&S), trajectory, and vehicle performance.
**Responsibilities**
+ Support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) office with the development of Missile Defense System (MDS) target vehicles
+ Support all aspects of target design, analysis, and tests to include requirements development and assessment, modeling and simulation, and reporting
+ Technical focus areas include Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), and vehicle performance assessments
+ Assess target vehicle GNC design and performance
+ 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
+ Collaborate with a dynamic team of experts in multiple technical areas
+ Utilize knowledge, skills, and experience with missile characteristics, design, and analysis to support engineering activities and data product development
+ Perform other duties as assigned
**Qualifications**
+ Bachelor's degree with 20+ years of working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs/projects OR
+ Master's degree and 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs/projects
+ Travel up to 25% of the time
+ Possess/able to obtain Active DoD Secret security clearance
**Desired:**
+ Master's degree in STEM field (e.g., physics, engineering, math, etc.)
+ Experience working independently and/or leading teams/tasks to analyze and resolve engineering/technical problems
+ Strong understanding of principles of aerodynamics; equations of motion; coordinate systems; vehicle dynamics; guidance, navigation, and control; etc.
+ Experience with missile trajectory analysis to include working in different coordinate frames, endo-and exo-atmospheric behaviors, and identifying key trajectory parameters
+ Proficient with MATLAB and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
+ Strong oral and written communication skills
+ Familiarity with MDA programs and processes
+ Skilled in use of M&S tools (e.g., TAOS, STK)
+ Experience with missiles, targets, missile defense systems or hypersonic weapons
**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**
+ Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes
+ Ability to apply Engineering rigor to solve engineering/scientific problems
+ Experience writing, presenting, and coordinating product and engineering plans, policies, and procedures
+ Understanding system interface requirements and requirements management
+ Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and produce and present clear, concise, well-organized, and audience-relevant presentations and documents.
+ Reviewing system engineering documentation to ensure specifications meet system needs and are accurate
+ Works Independently, as a team member, or leading teams/tasks
+ Experience working in a configuration-controlled environment and ensuring proper levels of handling are applied to items
**How you’ll grow**
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
**Benefits**
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
**Chenega MIOS’s culture**
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
**Corporate citizenship**
Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.
Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/
**Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team**
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:
Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com
Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI\_IE369514.11,23.htm
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/
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