Autonomous Flight Controls Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Roy (UT)

On-site

USD 79,000 - 138,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) seeks a Guidance Navigation Controls Engineer for our Roy, UT or Rancho Bernardo, CA team. You will design and implement flight control algorithms for autonomous air vehicles, using MATLAB/Simulink to model and verify control laws.

Travel up to 20% and a Secret clearance are prerequisites for this role. The position emphasizes cutting-edge avionics development, with collaboration across disciplines to meet performance and

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM with 2 years' related engineering experience or Master's with 0 years.
Experience with fixed-wing flight dynamics and linear control principles.
Proficiency using MATLAB and Simulink for modeling and analysis.
Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

Support R&D of flight control algorithms for manned and unmanned air vehicles.
Design, develop, implement, verify, and test GNC algorithms, software, and simulation tools.
Develop outer and inner loop control laws and autonomy functions.
Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic models and integrate into simulations.
Perform performance and flying qualities analysis.
Support flight test activities and data analysis.
Prepare design review analyses (PDR, CDR).

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Python

Lua Script

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Python

Lua Script

Job description

Travel up to 20% and a Secret clearance are prerequisites for this role. The position emphasizes cutting-edge avionics development, with collaboration across disciplines to meet performance and

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