M&S (which stands for Management and Solutions) was conceived in 2002 with the vision of creating highly effective teams of elite consultants to deliver strategic process and technology solutions to enterprise organizations across the US. Our commitment to delivery in complex environments and long-term customer success has merged process and technology into innovative solutions, established deep pockets of expertise, and enabled innovative transformation for evolving businesses.

We have intentionally cultivated steady growth focused on being approachable and helpful to our dearly valued clients and closely cared-for employees. M&S people simply "care hard", and this reflects in our work products, our interactions, and our culture.

Overview:

As a cleared Guidance and Control Engineer, you will work for the Guidance and Control Section in the Control Analysis Group. You will contribute to the advancement and development of spacecraft and payload/instrument guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) architectures, designs, algorithms, simulations, flight software implementations, performance validation and on-orbit commissioning and operations.

Responsibilities include:

Conceiving, designing, analyzing, simulating, and evaluating complex GNC subsystem performance

Delivering advanced algorithms and associated flight software code for integration and test at the GNC subsystem and system level

Developing and executing detailed subsystem test and verification plans at the system level

Leading teams that develop and operate GNC systems and coordinating the validation and documentation of subsystem performance prior to delivery

Qualifications:

A Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field with at least 6 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with at least 4 years of experience; or a PhD with at least 2 years of experience.

Required:

Active TS/SCI clearance

Strong technical background in modern guidance, estimation, and control for aerospace systems

Experience in the research and development of advanced GNC systems for precision pointing

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams and lead technical efforts; excellent communication and presentation skills

Highly desired experience includes:

GNC system architectures

Precision payload dynamics and controls

Advanced control methods (linear and nonlinear)

Estimation (Kalman filtering, random processes, nonlinear filtering, computer vision)

Linear and nonlinear dynamics, multi-rigid-body dynamics

On-board guidance and navigation (optimization, convex methods)

Attitude estimation and control

Precision pointing control

Pointing, acquisition, and tracking systems

GNC for autonomous aerial vehicles

Rotorcraft dynamics and control

Vision-based navigation

Terrain-relative navigation (TRN)

3D lidar-based navigation

Fast steering mirror control

High-bandwidth mechatronics

Active and passive vibration control

Control of gimbaled or articulated platforms

Controlled optics

Optical wavefront and path-length control

Structural modeling and finite element analysis

GNC-related on-board and ground calibration

Integrated modeling (flexible structures/optics/thermal, dynamics and control)

Time-domain simulation and multi-rate systems

Small spacecraft design

Multi-vehicle formation flying

Control of large monolithic or segmented telescopes

Control of large distributed systems

Aerodynamic control for deep-space planetary exploration

Comfortable working with Matlab/Simulink

Additional desired experience:

·Strong background in technology development

·Experience with instrument/optical pointing systems and integrated GNC hardware/software

·Experience with lasers, detectors, fast steering mirrors, and high-rate control systems

·Experience in autonomous system design and spacecraft autonomy

·Demonstrated ability to manage cost and schedule in new technology development

·General familiarity with signal processing

*Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident

*This is an onsite role. It is not remote. Must be in or near Pasadena, CA

*Must have an Active TS/SCI clearance

*M&S Consulting proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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