Lead Guidance Navigation & Control Engineer

About the Position

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s Air Dominance division is hiring a Lead Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer in Hazelwood, MO. Propelled by a team with an innovative spirit, Air Dominance delivers decisive mission advantages through cutting-edge capabilities and supports design, manufacturing, and services for a broad portfolio of military aircraft. These roles will support new product design, development, integration, and flight test in areas of guidance, modeling and simulation, flight control, and subsystem control for the expanding Air Dominance Portfolio; F-15, F/A-18, MQ-25, T-7A, and new proprietary air dominance programs.

Flight engineers are essential to the development, safety, and success of our products and solutions. Each day, they go above and beyond to meet our customers’ overall mission requirements-from initial vehicle concept definition through design, test, validation, and in-service support. Your expertise in areas such as Aerodynamics; Propulsion; Guidance, Navigation & Control; and Loads & Dynamics will drive the future of aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Define Guidance, Navigation, and Control mission requirements and ensure requirements traceability and quality from the system level to component level
• Use multidisciplinary model data (aero, mass properties, propulsion, etc.) to develop and refine a complex, nonlinear, 6 degrees of freedom simulation model
• Use various software languages, C, C++, FORTRAN, Python, etc. to develop, implement, integrate, and test vehicle models and controllers
• Design flight control laws using modern linear control design techniques and tools to achieve design and performance targets
• Use advanced nonlinear analysis to assess and refine the control law design
• Perform model validation against test data to inform and improve the accuracy of the simulation environment
• Develop supplementary controllers, limiters, mode logic, and signal shaping to properly bound the performance within all areas of the flight envelope
• Work with flight simulation and Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) software engineers to incorporate control laws into the operational flight program
• Support flight simulations including desktop, software, and real-time simulations
• Support hardware in the loop development and testing
• Support flight testing planning and execution
• Lead design reviews, analyses, simulations, and component/system testing to ensure delivery of products that meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations
• Train and coach others

Requirements

• Basic Qualifications (Required Skills and Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
  • 14+ years of work-related experience with a Bachelor’s degree OR an equivalent combination of work-related experience and technical education
  • 5+ years of experience with Guidance Navigation and Control engineering
  • Experience using Matlab/Simulink or MatrixX to model systems

• Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills and Experience):

  • Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance or higher
  • Experience with simulation, system, and component modeling
  • Experience with implementing algorithms in real-time systems
  • Hardware in the Loop Simulator (HILS) experience
  • Prior experience in flight test support

We Offer

• Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.
• Salary: $170,850 - $231,150 per year
• Benefits:
  • Generous company match to your 401(k)
  • Industry-leading tuition assistance program
  • Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits
  • Up to $10,000 gift match for supporting nonprofit organizations

About the Company

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage, and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 08, 2026.

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