The Strike Guidance, Navigation, Controls (GNC), and Seekers group at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is looking to ensure the United States has a distinct technology advantage in autonomous systems by leading next generation development and prototyping. They aim to solve complex challenges and pioneer new technologies in defense, security, space, and science.
Requirements
- Have academic background and interest in one or more of the technical areas listed above, that include Guidance, Navigation, and Control; Modeling and Simulation; Hardware/Software Development and Testing.
- Are skilled in or have knowledge of coding practices in Matlab/Simulink, C++, Python, or other languages.
- Guidance, inertial navigation, modern/adaptive control, classical control, optimization
- Dynamics, software, algorithms, optimization
- Hardware testing, embedded systems, software, autonomous vehicle development
- Have proven internship experience or possess extensive classroom project work in a subject matter in any of the following areas: Guidance, inertial navigation, modern/adaptive control, classical control, optimization, dynamics, software, hardware testing, embedded systems, autonomous vehicle development
Responsibilities
- Have the opportunity to pioneer design and research in guidance, navigation, and control algorithms in support of the full lifecycle development of advanced systems.
- Develop innovative models for simulating and analyzing a variety of complex physics and sensors.
- Test the capability of software and algorithms within an embedded systems environment.
- Apply multi-disciplinary optimization techniques for early phase vehicle designs.
- Develop software to support sophisticated simulation and algorithm development.
- We provide world class expertise in the areas of guidance, navigation, and control to support the full life cycle development of vehicles both as partners with contractors as well as in the development of our own prototype systems.
- We support sensor testing and characterization in conjunction with hardware-in-the-loop analysis for prototype systems advancing towards flight tests.
Other
- Are passionate about creative problem solving and applying your skills to the design and development of our nation’s next generation weapons and autonomous systems.
- Are able to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Secret level clearance.
- Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.
- Collaborate with a team of engineers and interact with government sponsors.
- If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information.
