Job Description
Title: Associate Aerospace Engineer
Program Summary KBR's Missile, Aviation, and Ground Systems (MAGS) division delivers mission engineering solutions for critical U.S. Army programs, specializing in aviation and ground systems, integrated air and missile defense, and threat and target systems. As a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of Defense, MAGS provides innovative, technology-driven solutions to enhance national security. With a global presence and a strong ethical framework, KBR ensures secure, effective, and mission-ready capabilities worldwide.
Job Summary As an Aerospace Engineer, you will play a critical role performing research, developing models and simulations, analyzing results, for air and missile systems. You will work as part of a collaborative team of engineers and software developers to develop models and simulations of defense systems. This will include 6DOF and 3DOF dynamics, guidance, navigation, and controls applications. Applicants will also be tasked with reverse engineering of existing systems. This position is ideal for someone who is highly organized, thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and enjoys researching and developing new skills.
Key Responsibilities: - Develop air and missile system dynamics, controls, guidance, and navigation models.
- Reverse engineer flight parameters for existing systems.
- Analyze real world data and compare against simulated data for model verification.
- Research new algorithms for air and missile systems.
- Develop python code for models and simulations.
Qualifications and Skills Requirements: - Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Math or equivalent degree from accredited university.
- 0-5 years of experience.
- Ability to obtain and/or maintain a DoD secret clearance.
- Programming experience in Python preferred or Matlab.
- Experience with GIT, Gitlab, or DevOps (or similar) preferred.
- Experience with missile defense systems is highly desirable.
- Experience in physics-based models and simulations preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong social skills, and ability to build consensus among peers while building solid relationships with team members, leadership, and customers.
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