Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer

Hiring a Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer for a Contract with a client located in Washington

Title: Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer

Location: Washington

Position Responsibilities:

• Investigate in fleet anomalies and incidents; perform root cause analysis, create mitigation plans, and drive resolution with customers and internal stakeholders.

• Review and interpret system architecture, requirements, and design documentation to assess impacts of anomalies and proposed fixes.

• Lead and support system/component tests including iron bird, lab rigs, and production test setups; author test plans, monitor execution, analyze results, and document conclusions.

• Produce and maintain technical artifacts required for certification and continued operational safety: system safety analyses, FMEA, fault trees, and traceability to requirements and regulations.

• Coordinate across manufacturing, avionics, supplier management, flight operations, safety, and regulatory teams to deliver robust, production friendly, and compliant solutions.

• Mentor production teams and suppliers on design intent, installation practices, and troubleshooting techniques to reduce recurrence.

• Rapidly troubleshoot production issues on the line and at supplier facilities; define corrective actions and design changes to improve build accuracy, producibility, and safety.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.

• 5+ years of technical experience in an aerospace or similar regulated industry environment.

Skills:

• Experience with flight control systems and components.

• Background in requirements development, system architecture analysis, and design-to-cost/manufacturability practices.

• Familiarity with ARP4754 / ARP4761 and systems safety processes.

• Hands on experience with manufacturing support, functional/acceptance test rigs, and iron bird test environments.

• Experience using requirement management tools (e.g., IBM Rational DOORS).

• Experience performing Systems Safety Analysis, FMEA, FTA, and related failure analyses.

• Experience working directly with airline customers and regulatory agencies to resolve in service issues.