Job Description

Summary: 

The Technical Professional II- Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) engineer, following completion of the required on site training on the International Space Station (ISS) GN&C system, will provide ISS GN&C Mission Engineering Room (MER) console support.

 JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience:

• Experience with/understanding of Global Positioning System (GPS), attitude and rate sensors, space vehicle navigation, and with manned space vehicles operations is also highly desirable.  
• Minimum background should include basic computer science/programming experience, especially with Matlab. 
• Experience with Unix, C, C++, Java, Fortran, or Ada is considered a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor or Master of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics. 

Licenses / Certifications / Registrations:

• Current drivers’ license
• Proof of U.S. citizenship
• May require a Secret clearance or an inactive clearance within the last 24 months, enabling access to various Government facilities.

Special knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Curriculum should have included calculus, probability & statistics, numerical methods, vector/matrix/quaternion, linear systems.  
• Minimum background should include basic computer science/programming experience, especially with Matlab. 
• Experience with Unix, C, C++, Java, Fortran, or Ada is considered a plus.

All qualifications, education, and experience listed in the job description must be able to be demonstrated at an appropriate level for the position through evaluation of the resume, testing, and an interview process as appropriate.  Meeting of all qualifications, education, and experience requirements will be at the discretion of Human Resources and the Hiring Manager. 

S&K Technologies, Inc. is an EEO/Veteran/Disabled Preference Employer.  To review our benefits package offerings, please visit www.sktcorp.com/careers