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Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer - Dallas, TX
Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer - Dallas, TX-March 2024
Grand Prairie
Mar 29, 2026
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About Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer - Dallas, TX

  Description: At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. We are seeking a talented Guidance, Navigation & Tracking Engineer to support the continued enhancement of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptor missile and ground system to meet the new, challenging demands of the Customer and Users. The PAC-3 family of missiles are the only combat proven Hit-to-Kill interceptors that defend against incoming threats, including tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft through direct body-to-body contact delivering exponentially more kinetic energy on the target than can be achieved with blast-fragmentation kill mechanisms. This role will require onsite support full-time at Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control headquarters in Grand Prairie, TX working a 4/10 Flex schedule. This position requires a current DoD Secret clearance, therefore, U.S. citizenship is required.

  What You’ll Do:

  • Support the integration, test, verification and validation of the system and various subsystems, including ground system fire control algorithms, missile guidance, navigation and autopilot algorithms and actual Operational Flight Program code with C++ and FORTRAN models of weapons, sensors, ground systems and environments through the 6-Degree of Freedom (6-DOF) Integrated Flight Simulations (IFS), Hardware In-the- Loop (HWIL) Lab and actual flight tests

  • Participate in flight test prediction and data performance analysis for multiple flights

  • Work with a team to develop robust algorithms to improve system performance

  • Support system performance assessments and trade studies

  Basic Qualifications:

  Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

  • Proficient in C++, FORTRAN and/or MATLAB

  • Current security clearance

  • Willingness to work onsite in a classified lab environment

  Desired Skills:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment

  • Experience using a Linux-based operating system

  • Experience with FORTRAN, Ada and/or Python

  • Prior experience with Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)/IAMD modeling

  • Experience integrating and testing hardware and software in Hardware In-the-Loop (HWIL)

  • Prior experience supporting flight tests

  • Familiarity with some, or all, of the following: linear algebra, probability and statistics, state dynamic equations, Kalman filter applications, kinematics and rotating coordinate systems

  • Ability to occasionally travel for up to two weeks at a time to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico to support flight tests

  Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

  Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

  Other Important Information You Should Know

  Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

  Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

  Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

  Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

  Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

  The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

  At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

  With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

  If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs , and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

  Experience Level: 4 yr and up College

  Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

  Relocation Available: Possible

  Career Area: Systems Engineering: Other

  Type: Full-Time

  Shift: First

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