The Boeing Company
Guidance,Navigation&ControlEngineer(LeadorSenior)
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“Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer (Lead or Senior) at The Boeing Company. Skills: Flight control systems, Rotorcraft design. Lead a team of high performing engineers. Coordinate with program leadership”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
100% on-site, 10% travel, Obtain U. S. Security Clearance, U. S. Citizenship required, Final U. S. Secret Clearance Post-Start required, U. S. Person required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent, 5+ years’ experience with Matlab/Simulink, 5+ years’ experience and/or education in aircraft stability and control, 5+ years’ experience in team or project leadership, Ability to obtain a U. S. Security Clearance, U. S. Citizenship required, Final U. S. Secret Clearance Post-Start required
Nice to Have
10 or more years’ relevant work experience, MS or PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Experience designing flight control laws for rotorcraft, Experience supporting rotorcraft flight test, Experience in linear stability analysis, 5+ years’ experience with C, C++, and/or FORTRAN
What You'll Do.
Lead a team of high performing engineers
Coordinate with program leadership
Establish and meet technical metrics
Meet efficiency metrics
Focus on development of teammates
Lead flight control law design efforts
Contribute to flight control law design efforts
Achieve desired characteristics for dynamic control response
Achieve gust or disturbance rejection
Achieve system failure robustness
Achieve loads considerations
Lead development of physics-based linear flight simulation models
Contribute to development of physics-based linear flight simulation
Develop mathematical models of rotorcraft components
Participate in wind-tunnel testing
Participate in flight testing
Support model validation
Lead design of new rotorcraft configurations
Contribute to design of new rotorcraft configurations
Lead design of modified rotorcraft configurations
Contribute to design of modified rotorcraft configurations
Lead wind tunnel testing
Contribute to wind tunnel testing
Lead pilot-in-the-loop flight simulation
Contribute to pilot-in-the-loop flight simulation
Lead hardware in the loop laboratory testing
Contribute to hardware in the loop laboratory testing
Apply tools such as Matlab/Simulink
Apply other modern programming languages
Apply legacy programming languages
Collaborate with test pilots
Collaborate with engineers in other engineering disciplines
Optimize vehicle level characteristics
Support training other team members
Support mentoring other team members
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Program leadership; Aerodynamics engineers; Dynamics engineers; Avionics systems engineers; Structural design engineers; Crew systems design engineers; Test pilots
Process & Methodology
Team leadership, Project leadership
Full Job Description
Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer (Lead or Senior) **Company:** The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is seeking a **Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineer** **(Lead or Senior)** to join the Flying Qualities and Autonomy Technology Group as part of the Vertical Lift Division located in**Ridley Park, PA**. We participate in all phases of design and testing, and support all of Boeing’s vertical lift aircraft, including the Apache, AH-6, Chinook, MH-139, V-22 Osprey, and other developmental aircraft. The ideal candidate will help lead a high-performing team that directly supports the design of new and modified rotorcraft from a stability, flight control, and handing qualities perspective. As a key member of our team, you will support the design of flight control systems and model/analyze air vehicle stability and control characteristics to ensure acceptable handling qualities in compliance with specifications. **Position Responsibilities:** * Ability to lead a team of high performing engineers, including coordination with program leadership, ability to establish and meet technical, quality and efficiency metrics, and focus on development of teammates in the key Flying Qualities skill areas * Ability to lead and contribute to flight control law design efforts involving application of control theory to achieve desired characteristics for dynamic control response, gust or disturbance rejection, system failure robustness, and loads considerations. * Ability to lead and contribute to development and validation of physics-based linear flight simulation models that include mathematical models of various rotorcraft components (main rotor, tail rotor, fuselage) and participate in wind-tunnel/flight testing to support model validation * Ability to lead and contribute to design of new and modified rotorcraft configurations from a stability, control, and handling qualities perspective. * Ability to lead and contribute to wind tunnel testing, pilot-in-the
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