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# Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

- **Company:** RTX
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $118,300 - $224,900
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Algorithm Design, Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, Firmware, Signal Processing
- **Published:** November 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/2feb5747-7346-4739-b40f-c0d9cebe51a2/principal-systems-engineer-missile-guidance-navigation-and-control-engineer

## About the Role

* Typically requires a Degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree and a minimum of 8 years prior relevant experience
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 * GNC, Signal Processing, and/or Modeling / Simulation experience, * Engineering experience in missile system applications to include at least two of the following:\n, * Advanced Degree in Engineering, Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related STEM degree
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 * 8 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
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 * Experience with and demonstrable achievement in systems engineering principals with regards to product development
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## Description

The Effectors PG&C Center is currently hiring for a Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer position in Tucson, AZ to support execution of the portfolio of current and upcoming missile programs. As a Principal Systems Engineer - Missile Guidance, Navigation, and 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.