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About the Role

We are seeking a Pointing & Tracking Systems Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and test precision pointing and tracking systems. The engineer will work across controls, estimation, sensing, software, electro-optical and electromechanical systems to achieve accurate and stable pointing and tracking of dynamic targets. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience developing closed-loop tracking systems and is comfortable taking systems from requirements and modeling through integration, test, and operational deployment.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement pointing, tracking, and stabilization algorithms.
Design closed-loop control systems for precision pointing mechanisms and platforms.
Develop target acquisition, tracking, and pointing solutions using sensor measurements.
Perform system modeling, simulation, analysis, and performance prediction.
Develop and tune control loops, filters, estimators, and tracking algorithms.
Integrate sensors, actuators, motion-control hardware, and embedded software systems.
Analyze pointing accuracy, tracking error, stability, latency, jitter and system dynamics.
Develop test plans and procedures and support hardware-in-the-loop, laboratory, and field testing.

Requirements

B.S. degree in a STEM field in addition to 15+ years of experience with pointing, tracking, guidance, navigation, controls, gimbals, stabilized platforms or related systems.
Strong understanding of control-systems fundamentals, including feedback control, stability, frequency response and dynamic modeling.
Experience leading a team of systems or EO/IR engineers.
Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or comparable tools.
Experience analyzing real-world sensors and actuator data.
Ability to troubleshoot complex multidisciplinary systems.
Possess an active Secret security clearance (with ability to possess a Top-Secret clearance in the future).

Skills

Pointing and tracking systems
Closed-loop tracking systems
Control systems
Estimation
Sensing
Software
Electro-optical systems
Electromechanical systems
MATLAB/Simulink
Python
Kalman filtering
Inertial navigation
Target tracking
Multi-sensor fusion
Coordinate transformations
Attitude representations
Kinematics
Hardware-in-the-loop simulation
Real-time simulation
Model based systems engineering
Agile Systems Engineering

Location

Remote
Hybrid
Onsite

Work Type

Full-Time

Experience Level

15+ years of experience

Education Level

B.S. degree in a STEM field

Salary/Compensations

$149603 - $254317

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance
Health savings accounts
401(k) savings plan
Disability coverage
Life and accident insurance
Employee assistance program
Legal plan
Discounts on home, auto, and pet insurance
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Military leave
Bereavement leave
Applicable federal and state sick leave
Company recognition program

About the Company

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services.
Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems.
Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions.
As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale.
At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Electronic Systems (ES) is the global innovator behind BAE Systems’ game-changing defense and commercial electronics.
Exploiting every electron, we push the limits of what is possible, giving our customers the edge and our employees opportunities to change the world.
Our products and capabilities can be found everywhere – from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space.
At our core are more than 14,000 highly talented Electronic Systems employees with the brightest minds in the industry, we make an impact – for our customers and the communities we serve.

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