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A successful candidate will have prior experience developing GNC algorithms for high-speed and hypersonic flight systems, developingand analyzing six degree-of-freedom simulations, and supporting the transition from development to flight.\nAbout Specter Aerospace\nSpecter Aerospace is building the next generation of hypersonic vehicles for U.S. Forces and Allies. With offices in Boston and Peabody, MA, Specter leverages its advanced propulsion technologies, manufacturing, and testing capabilities to rapidly develop supersonic and hypersonic systems. Our GNC Engineer I/II will be based in our Peabody office. Funded by a mix of government R&D organizations and private funding, Specter is expanding its team in preparation for flight testing and full-scale production.\nRole & Responsibilities\nSupport development of six degree-of-freedom (6DOF) simulations using C++ \nDesign and evaluate GNC algorithms for the control of high-speed airbreathing vehicles \nPerform GNC-related analyses of high-speed airbreathing vehicles to assess flight performance \nDevelop software-/hardware-in-the-loop (SWIL/HWIL) capabilities to aid in design, analysis, and verification of high-speed systems \nSupport trajectory optimization and analysis efforts (3DOF/6DOF) \nCoordinate with modeling and simulation team to support survivability/employment analyses in a classified setting \nOther duties as assigned by the company \nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related discipline \n0-3years of relevant full-time experience \nExperience developing modeling and simulation tools, including 6DOF simulations of high-speed systems \nProficient in Python or MATLAB \nUnderstanding of GNC fundamentals and applications to high-speed flight \nExperienced in both classical and modern control methods \nAbility to obtain a DoD security clearance (U.S. Citizenship required) \nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline \n2+years of relevant full-time experience \nExperience transitioning guidance algorithms from development to flight \nExperience with C++ \nExperience supporting ground and flight test efforts including SWIL/HWIL activities \nActive DoD security clearance \nEEO Statement\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2662,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Space & Aerospace"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T06:18:03Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":34,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.617,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":42,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:0","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/specter-aerospace-gnc-engineer-iii","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/specter-aerospace-gnc-engineer-iii.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T11:53:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":18451,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3856692},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3856692"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fspecter-aerospace-gnc-engineer-iii"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fspecter-aerospace-gnc-engineer-iii"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fspecter-aerospace-gnc-engineer-iii"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/specter-aerospace-gnc-engineer-iii\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fspecter-aerospace-gnc-engineer-iii"}]}