Associate Spacecraft GNC Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 76,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in the United States seeks a GNC Engineer to design, analyze, and test spacecraft attitude and orbit guidance systems. You'll work within a tight-knit team on DoD, NASA, and commercial programs, delivering robust control solutions.

Required degrees in aerospace/mechanical engineering, ability to obtain security clearance, and strong MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++ skills. This role offers challenging problems, growth opportunities, and collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. government security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Experience with GNC concepts and flight software is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and tune spacecraft attitude and position control loops using time and frequency domain techniques.
• Develop/test flight algorithms for GNC subsystem and support flight software qualification testing.
• Analyze and test GNC subsystem performance using simulations and analytic tools.
• Present designs and test results to internal and external customers.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Spacecraft dynamics

Attitude control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Master's Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SVN

Git

Model Based Systems Engineering

Atlassian Suite

Job description

Northrop Grumman in the United States seeks a GNC Engineer to design, analyze, and test spacecraft attitude and orbit guidance systems. You'll work within a tight-knit team on DoD, NASA, and commercial programs, delivering robust control solutions.

Required degrees in aerospace/mechanical engineering, ability to obtain security clearance, and strong MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++ skills. This role offers challenging problems, growth opportunities, and collaboration across disciplines.