Job Description

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Job Title: Engineering Aide / Guidance, Navigation and Control

Job Code: 46642

Job Location: Orlando, Florida

Job Schedule: 9/80 work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a part-time Engineering Aide to support the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) team at our Orlando, Florida location, supporting missile programs and expanding all-up-round integration activities. Working alongside experienced engineers, this role will assist with modeling and simulation, engineering software development, evaluation of simulation and test data, and technical documentation. This position offers opportunities to apply engineering coursework and develop practical skills through analysis, software development, and integration support.

Essential Functions:

• Support guidance, navigation, and control analyses for aerospace vehicles and missile systems under the direction of engineering staff.
• Assist with generating, modifying, and utilizing models and simulations of vehicles, components, and subsystems using first principles and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Assist with developing and testing engineering scripts and software using established coding standards and Software Configuration Management (SCM) processes.
• Organize, process, and plot simulation results and test telemetry to support engineering analyses and system verification.
• Assist engineers in investigating unexpected results by examining underlying physics, modeling assumptions, software implementation, and data quality.
• Support the preparation and maintenance of technical documentation, analysis summaries, requirements traceability records, and engineering review materials.
• Collaborate with engineers across aerodynamics, propulsion, electrical, mechanical, software, and test to support vehicle integration and related engineering activities.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent with zero to 3 years of prior related Aerospace or Electrical Engineering experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Systems and/or Electrical Engineering strongly preferred.
• Basic understanding of vehicle dynamics, control theory, navigation, or estimation principles gained through coursework, laboratory work, or technical projects.
• Exposure to MATLAB or Simulink for engineering analysis, modeling, or simulation.
• Programming experience in C, C++, Fortran, or Python through coursework, projects, or other technical experience.
• Coursework or project experience developing mathematical models or applying first principles to engineering problems.
• Experience organizing, analyzing, or visualizing engineering data and comparing results with expected physical behavior.
• Coursework or project experience involving aerodynamics, propulsion, structural dynamics, or interactions between physical subsystems.
• Familiarity with technical documentation, version control, or systems engineering activities such as requirements development, traceability, and verification.

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