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Senior Navigation Engineer - ADV000A5P

Job Posted 3/11/2025
Amentum Space Exploration Division
Huntsville, AL 35806
Category Engineering
Full-Time
Job Description
Grow With Us Your growth matters to usthats why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like Team Lead Academy, education reimbursement, mentoring, and company sponsored networking events, you can take control of your own career path on your own terms with a company that believes in you. A Place Where You Belong At the Amentum Space Exploration Division, people are at the heart of our business. We reflect a diversity of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. We expect our people, clients, and partners to treat one another with dignity and respect. This means promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity, and appreciating the differences we all bring to our workplace. Support Your Well-Being Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs, 11 paid holidays, parental leave, paid time off, employee perks and much more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and possible remote a few days a week (depending on customer requirements) well support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling lifeat work and at home. Position Description: The Senior Navigation Engineer will help develop and verify the GPS/INS navigation system for NASAs Space Launch System (SLS). This role will develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the navigation sensors and their interactions and interfaces to flight computers and software. Additional work may include analyzing the avionics of the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS). This role will create software models that integrate with existing 6-DOF simulations and navigation software. This role will assess and analyze test data to characterize systems and to identify and isolate unexpected results and discrepancies between models and observed behaviors. Successful candidates are self-motivated and work well with others. As part of the SLS Navigation team, you will collaborate with and help lead other members of the team. This includes opportunities for mentoring others and leading analyses and studies. Qualifications: A degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field is required. A degree from an ABET-accredited university is preferred. Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a PhD, an MS with at least 15 years of experience, or a BS with at least 20 years of experience. Experience: Knowledge of inertial navigation and GPS-aided navigation systems, preferably for aerospace applications Experience with models of inertial sensors, inertial navigation systems, and GPS receivers, including the effects of stochastic errors and latency. Knowledge of how various error sources effect the integrated navigation solution. Experience with navigation error analysis, including sensitivity analysis, covariance analysis. Ability to assess data to characterize system performance and identify anomalous behaviors in navigation systems. Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language. We are a background screening, drug-free workplace. ASED offers a partnership in which you can grow personally and professionally within a framework of strong leadership, competitive compensation, and rewarding career paths. Come join our team on the Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) contract whose work is destined to have a long-range effect on future generations! For more information on why Huntsville is known as one of the smartest cities in the nation, check out these websites: To review career opportunities and to submit your resume for the Amentum Space Exploration Division in Huntsville, AL, visit /. Select ASED Career Opportunities to reach our jobs o Search & choose Job by title o Upload your resume to apply online o Sign-in / Register your profile / Set up Job Alerts