Principal GNC & Trajectory Analyst

Principal GNC & Trajectory Analyst

Huntsville, AL | Active Secret Clearance

Your expertise. Our nation's defense.

At Banner Defense, you're more than a name on a contract. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, we know what it means to serve and we build our team around people who take pride in protecting those who protect us. Here, your work directly supports the warfighter, your voice is heard, and your growth matters.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Banner Defense is in search of an amazingly talented Principal GNC & Trajectory Analyst to join our team! In this role, you will provide technical and advisory assistance to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Targets Program Office, aiding in the refinement and implementation of target trajectories in support of the agency's flight test events to validate the weapon and system sensors.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Directorate for Test (DT) Targets program office with development of missile defense target vehicles

• Support the Targets Systems Engineering team in all aspects of target design, analysis, and test, to include requirements development and assessment, modeling and simulation, and test analysis and reporting

• Utilize knowledge, skills, and experience with missile characteristics (physical, kinematics, signatures) and engineering to support engineering activities and data product development

• Technical focus areas include Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), and vehicle performance assessments

• Generate and analyze target vehicle 6-DoF and 3-DoF trajectory data using industry-standard (e.g., TAOS) and in-house developed (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++) tools

• Support flight test analysis and reporting, to include analyzing vehicle onboard instrumentation data and generating trajectory reconstruction

• Collaborate with a dynamic team of experts in multiple technical areas to develop analysis and engineering tools.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of experience working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs/projects OR

• Master's degree and 12+ years of experience working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs/projects

• Active DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship

• Strong understanding of the principles of aerodynamics, equations of motion, coordinate systems, vehicle dynamics, and guidance, navigation, and control

• Experience with missile trajectory analysis, to include working in different coordinate frames, endo- and exo-atmospheric behaviors, and identifying key trajectory parameters

• Knowledge of satellite orbital mechanics, ephemeris, orbit propagation, perturbations, determination, and maneuver planning

• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, Java, C#, and other programming languages

• Skilled in the use of modeling and simulation tools (e.g., TAOS, STK)

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

• Some travel is required.

PREFERENCE IF YOU HAVE

• Familiarity with MDA and/or DoD programs and processes

• Experience in any or all of the following disciplines: Design, CAD, Trajectory, Radar Cross Section (RCS) Signatures, and Optical Signatures.

Ready to make your mark on the mission?

APPLY TODAY!!

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS • EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.