Navigation Systems Engineer

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.

As a Navigation Systems Engineer with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:

Develop and validate vehicle and environment models to simulate Navigation/GPS algorithm performance and robustness
• Evaluate technical documents, determine sufficiency for demonstrating compliance with specification and airworthiness, summarize findings, recommend changes, and communicate all results to the program office.
• Represent complex data in diagrams or through other techniques that communicate precise information to both business and technical staff.
• Analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment.
• Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design according to customer engineering requirements.
• Perform risk assessments and generate risk mitigation plans and strategies using DoD Risk Management methodology and procedures.
• Understand and work well within Integrated Product Team (IPT) organizational structures to deliver timely results.

• Experience in guidance, navigation, and control algorithm design and validation
• Experience with GPS and inertial sensors
• Current Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.

• U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Applied Sciences or demonstrated comparable experience with ten (10) or more years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of system engineering principles, theories, and concepts and ability to contribute to the development of new and innovative concepts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess strong analytical skills
• Proficient in MS Office products