Control Systems Sr. Engineer

Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services in the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities.
Goodrich is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to advancing diversity in the workplace. EOE D/M/F/V

The Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems (SRS) group in Chelmsford Massachusetts has been developing technology to produce the imagery products needed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) for over 40 years. Formerly known as Itek Optical, renowned for its breakthroughs in optical technology, SRS today, designs and manufactures the world's highest performance cameras and ground stations for capturing and interpreting reconnaissance and surveillance data for domestic and international military and commercial enterprises in today's interconnected global marketplace.

The employees of SRS in Chelmsford, design, develop and produce state-of-the-art sensors for day, night, and multi spectral image capture, along with the ground exploitation and data handling systems to effectively utilize the imagery products. Dedicated field support teams are in place throughout the world to provide operational and maintenance support of Goodrich surveillance and reconnaissance systems.

This candidate will become a member the Systems Engineering staff reporting to the Function Line Manager of Systems Engineering and providing direct support to one or more in-house sensor programs. The Systems Engineering Group is looking for a senior Systems/Mechanical Engineer with a background in Guidance, Navigation and Control to help in the design, analysis and testing of state of the art airborne RECCE imaging sensors. These sensor systems utilize highly accurate control systems in order to isolate the imaging cameras from airplane motions, plus for pointing to imaging targets as well as obtaining geolocation information.

The individual will join a highly experienced interdisciplinary team of engineers working in a collaborative environment. The responsibilities include:

' Generating specifications & analysis for control systems
' Supporting software and hardware development and final laboratory testing
' The Candidate is required to have experience with modeling control systems in MATHCAD/Simulink, as well as knowledge of IMU Gyros & INS/GPS systems.

Other requirements include:
' MUST BE A U.S. citizen
' Must be capable of obtaining a Secret Clearance

Skills:
' The successful candidate will have an extensive background in complex systems development and sustaining practices.
' Must have on-the-job experience performing requirements flow-down and system engineering analysis of complicated signal processing architectures
' Strong verbal & written communication skills, demonstrated documentation / organizational skills

Education:
Required - B.S. Mechanical/Aeronautical engineering, mathematics or science
Preferred - M.S. Engineering Field
REQUIREMENTS
Experience:
' 5-10 years of experience in control systems