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Guidance/Navigation/Control Engineering Asc - E1

Lockheed Martin

Orlando, FLFull-time$67–124K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$67–124K/yr
Location
Orlando, FL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Lockheed Martin seeks a Guidance, Navigation, and Control engineer to develop, analyze, verify, and test algorithms for aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles, and upper stages. The work includes navigation data processing, guidance equations and control laws, and control requirements and analyses. Candidates must have a relevant degree, proficiency in C+ and either Matlab or Python, and demonstrated GNC or modeling and simulation capability through coursework or professional experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C+MatlabPythonGuidance AlgorithmsNavigation AlgorithmsAutopilot AlgorithmsInertial TrackingServo ControlVehicle ModelingSimulationLinuxAgile DevelopmentDevOpsDevSecOpsCI/CD PipelinesGitWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationOrganizationInterpersonal Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in Listed FieldsUS CitizenshipFinal DoD Secret Clearance

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Standard Job Description

Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events. Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality. Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations and control laws to achieve a desired position in space. Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors or Masters degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, physics, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, or similar

  • Candidate must be proficient in C+• Proficient in either Matlab or Python

  • Must be a US Citizen; this position will require a government security clearance. This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

  • Candidate must have demonstrated the ability to perform one or more of the following Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) or Modeling and Simulation (M&S) assignments based on completed course work or professional experience:

o Develop and analyze algorithms such as guidance, navigation, autopilot, inertial tracking, and servo control algorithms

o Develop and/or verify/validate complex vehicle models and simulations such as missile 6-degree-of-freedom simulations

Desired Skills

Candidate already possesses final DoD Secret clearance

  • Proficiency with Python and Linux

  • Experience with Agile development

  • Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines and software version control such as Git

  • Strong written/verbal communication and organizational and interpersonal skills

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $67000.00 - $124400.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 806 open Aerospace Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$67–124K/yr
  • US median$118–180K/yr566 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $96K, is 37% below the US median midpoint ($152K) — in the lowest quarter of Aerospace Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 33 open Aerospace Engineer jobs in Florida and 806 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Aerospace Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (696 postings).
Education
466 of the 806 open Aerospace Engineer jobs (58%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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