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# Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer in Tucson

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Tucson, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,400.0 - $251,600.0
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Algorithm Design, Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, Firmware, Signal Processing
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/sr-principal-systems-engineer-missile-guidance-navigation-control-engineer-tucson-31523549

## About the Role

Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date\n, * Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree and a minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience, * Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree with 10 or more years of GNC, Signal Processing, and/or Modeling / Simulation experience
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 * Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and customers regarding matters of significant importance
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 * Ability to balance multiple concurrent priorities with overlapping deadline in an Agile environment
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 * Subject Matter Expert in at least one of the following areas: RF algorithm design, GNC algorithm design, autopilot algorithm design or Software in Simulation, * Experience with and demonstrable achievement in systems engineering principals with regards to product development

## Description

The Effectors PG&C Center is currently hiring for a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer position in Tucson, AZ to support execution of the portfolio of current and upcoming missile programs. As a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer, you will play a critical role in helping with the evaluation, design, implementation, and integration of embedded software algorithms. You will collaborate with a team of engineers in an integrated product team that will be responsible for tactical embedded software, firmware, and integrated flight software 6 Degrees-of-Freedom simulations to achieve overall system performance requirements. This position is an onsite role located in Tucson, AZ.


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