Description:
Chipton-Ross is seeking a GNC Engineer 3 for a contract opportunity in Chandler, AZ.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE): o Bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 3 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 1 year of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree. o Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application. o Experience working with missile guidance, navigation and control algorithms. o Experience with missile simulation and flight dynamics.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: o Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms and software and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations to achieve a desired position, orientation or orbit in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control laws and hardware and software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft. o Work on a 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation to design and test missile flight code. o Work with 6DoF simulation models to evaluate system performance. o Be experienced with missile flight dynamics, autopilot and guidance design, and implementation into missile flight code.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE): o Experience designing, tuning, implementing, and testing guidance algorithms and autopilot parameters for guided missiles and/or interceptors. o Control systems theory and flight dynamics proficiency. o Proficiency in creating and maintaining analysis tools in C++, MATLAB and Python. o Proficiency in C++ development in a Linux environment.
REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree is required. School must be accredited.
HOURS: 9/80 workweek. 1st shift. On-site.
ADDITIONAL: Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
Job Number:
217200
Job Location:
Chandler, AZ
Rate:
Up to $67.27 DOE
Duration:
12 months
Input Date:
02/24/2026
Firm Name:
CHIPTON ROSS
Attention:
Melody Mullins
Address:
420 CULVER BLVD
City, State:
PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293
Phone:
310/414-7800 X286
800 Phone:
800/927-9318
Fax Phone:
310/414-7808
Email:mmullins@chiptonross.com Website:www.chiptonross.com
