Navigation Engineer

Job Description:

About the Role

The Missiles & Space Systems Division is seeking a Navigation Engineer to join the Engineering and Systems Division.

Responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of navigation algorithms for airborne systems.
• Writing relevant simulations, performance analysis, and evaluations.
• Development in Python and MATLAB environments.
• Collaboration with System Engineers and Project Managers.
• Participation in laboratory, field, and test-range experiments.

Requirements:

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Mathematics / Physics / Electrical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering / Mechanical Engineering – Mandatory.
• Experience in navigation systems – Mandatory.
• Familiarity with inertial sensors – Mandatory.
• Experience in statistical estimation, statistical signal processing, and Kalman filtering – Mandatory.
• Experience in developing physics-based / mathematical algorithms – Advantage.

You may be interested to know

In this role, you will be part of an R&D team developing navigation systems that play a key role in the success of precision missile systems.

Research and development in this field require creativity and the ability to advance innovative ideas beyond standard engineering approaches. The challenges of this role require deep understanding and/or self-learning capabilities across various scientific and engineering disciplines.

A major advantage of the role is that at the end of the development process, field experiments are conducted to validate the theories and solutions implemented by the Navigation Engineer in real-world scenarios.