Senior Manager-GNC Engineer

The Senior Manager, Guidance, Navigation and Control leads a team of GNC engineering professionals within the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems division. This role manages the full lifecycle of GN&C subsystems, including design, development, testing, and analysis, while also handling resource planning, staffing, and career development. The manager participates in executing the strategic technology roadmap to drive business growth in a competitive market.

Responsibilities

• Manages a group of GNC engineering professionals, including budget planning, staffing, training, performance evaluation and career development
• Responsible for managing team in the full life-cycle of GN&C subsystems (Guidance, Navigation & Control) including design, development, coding, debugging, testing, simulation, analysis, and maintenance
• Analyze systems and flight test data to support model improvements and root cause investigation of failures and anomalies
• Responsible for managing resources to meet project demands. Plans workload for GNC engineer design activities
• Document designs and analyses with written reports, presentations, and Engineering drawings
• Characterize, analyze, test, and troubleshoot control system hardware and software subsystems
• Architect and develop comprehensive, reusable simulation and analysis tools for model-based control and estimation designs. Architect comprehensive GN&C systems with focus on reuse of qualified design and analysis elements
• Lead GN&C-related design requirements development and architecture/design reviews
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to team to meet applicable deadlines
• Frequently interacts with subordinate supervisors, customers and/or functional peer group managers, normally involving matters between functional areas
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering Field is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Combination of 15 years industry/managerial experience in a progressive technical capacity in GN&C and adjacent fields
• Proficient with developing linearized models from nonlinear flight dynamics models about trim operating conditions
• Proficient with linear controls design and analysis tools and techniques
• Experience with aerodynamic stability and control modes, models, concepts, and coefficients
• Experience in designing, developing, and analyzing aided inertial navigation systems
• Demonstrated strong skills in classical and modern controls design and analysis approaches
• Experience designing Monte Carlo, hardware-in-the-loop, and/or 6DOF simulation environments
• Expert knowledge of appropriate design, analysis and simulation tools and validation techniques
• Proficient in C++; Demonstrated understanding and competence in object-oriented design

Nice to have

• Master's or PhD with GN&C-related focus is preferred
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems a plus
• Maintains a high level of customer satisfaction with both internal and external customers
• Utilize modeling based design and promote the culture of design for manufacturing
• Demonstrates clear oral communication and well-organized documentation skills
• Uses vision to think beyond the immediate situation, explore multiple potential paths, and adapt decision-making style based on the situational circumstances
• Inspires, motivates, and empowers people to deliver organizational goals, while also delivering value back to employees
• Brings organizational values to life using personality, uniqueness and the creation of a shared vision
• Champions the process of change and promotes a culture of quick adaptation while helping others deal with the effects of change
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and maintain internal and external trusting, professional relationships
• Assesses the degree of risk and opportunity in plans or actions and takes appropriate action to mitigate them or makes plans to build on the opportunity

Benefits

• Benefits: AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.