Principal GNC & Trajectory Analyst

Principal GNC & Trajectory Analyst

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Position Description:

Banner Defense is in search of a talented Principal GNC & Trajectory Analyst to join our team! In this role, you will provide technical and advisory assistance to the Targets Program Office by aiding in the refinement and implementation of Target trajectories in support of the agency's flight test events to validate the weapon and system sensors.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Directorate for Test (DT) Targets program office with development of missile defense target vehicles
• Support the Targets System Engineering team in all aspects of target design, analysis, and test to include development and assessment requirements, modeling and simulation, test analysis and reporting
• Utilize knowledge, skills, and experience with missile characteristics (physical, kinematics, signatures) and engineering to support engineering activities and data product development
• Technical focus areas include Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC), Modeling and Simulation (M&S), and vehicle performance assessments
• Generate and analyze target vehicle 6-DoF and 3-DoF trajectory data using industry-standard (e.g., TAOS) and in-house developed (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++) tools
• Support flight test analysis and reporting, including analyzing vehicle onboard instrumentation data and generating trajectory reconstruction
• Collaborate with a dynamic team of experts in multiple technical areas to develop analysis and engineering tools.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and 20+ years working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs/projects OR
• Master's degree and 12+ years working on missile defense-related or other DoD programs/projects
• Active DoD Secret security clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship
• Strong understanding of principles of aerodynamics; equations of motion; coordinate systems; vehicle dynamics; guidance, navigation, and control; etc.
• Experience with missile trajectory analysis including working in different coordinate frames, endo- and exo-atmospheric behaviors, and identifying key trajectory parameters
• Knowledge of satellite orbital mechanics, ephemeris, orbit propagation, perturbations, determination, and maneuver planning
• Proficiency with MATLAB, Python, Java, C#, and other programming languages
• Skilled in use of modeling and simulation tools (e.g., TAOS, STK)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Some travel is required.

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