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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Senior Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer

Flight Dynamics & GNCUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeOrlando, FL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of prior relevant Guidance, Navigation, and Control engineering experience, or a graduate degree with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience; 10 years of prior related experience may substitute for a degree.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform Guidance, Navigation, and Control design and analyses for tactical and strategic missile systems.
  • Conduct trajectory shaping and tune tactical and strategic missile guidance and autopilot parameters to meet customer requirements.
  • Generate, modify, and use aerospace vehicle models and simulations using first principles.
  • Implement algorithms and modify simulations in C/C++ while following Software Configuration Management processes.
  • Generate, modify, and use high-fidelity models and simulations of components and subsystems using MATLAB/Simulink for tuning and requirements verification.
  • Analyze real-time and post-test telemetry data in support of system-level verification and mission activities.

Desired Qualifications

  • Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field.
  • Analysis and design experience in control systems for aerospace vehicles.
  • Prior experience with six-degree-of-freedom simulations of aerospace vehicles using first principles.
  • Missile or launch vehicle navigation and guidance experience or coursework.
  • Experience programming in C and C++, and using MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Ability to work in Windows and Linux environments.
  • Experience working with Systems Engineering disciplines and related activities, such as requirements traceability and verification.
  • Experience managing complex projects.
  • Experience preparing written reports, requirements and documentation, and design review presentations.
  • Experience designing and analyzing multi-loop linear and non-linear flight control systems.
  • Capability to linearize complex non-linear systems.
  • Experience in aerodynamic design and analysis of aerospace vehicles, including application of Computational Fluid Dynamics.
  • Prior Guidance, Navigation, and Control experience in ballistic missiles.
  • Experience programming in Fortran.
  • Experience programming in Python.

About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Melbourne, FL
Founded
1895

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