Autopilot GNC Engineer – Onsite, Secret Clearance

0902 SP - Launch Vehicles; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector in Chandler, AZ is seeking a GNC Engineer: Autopilot at Level 3 or 4 for on-site work. You will develop, verify, and test 6DOF simulations and flight-code toolchains, focusing on missile guidance and autopilot algorithms.

Mentoring junior engineers and occasional travel are expected. Responsibilities include building 6DOF models, implementing control algorithms, and validating performance in a Linux/C++ environment using MATLAB and Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of professional experience OR Master’s with 3+ years OR PhD with 1+ year
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Experience designing, tuning, implementing, and testing guidance algorithms and autopilot parameters for guided missiles and/or interceptors
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining analysis tools in C++, MATLAB and Python in a Linux environment

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test software and simulation toolchains.
• Create and maintain 6DOF simulation models to evaluate missile system and flight-code performance.
• Design, tune, implement, and test missile guidance algorithms and autopilot parameters.
• Develop and test missile autopilot and control-system solutions, including stability analysis.
• Apply missile flight dynamics, classical control theory, and modern control theory to support guided missile and interceptor development.
• Build and maintain analysis tools using C++, MATLAB, and Python.
• Develop C++ software in a Linux environment.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to early-career engineers.

Skills

C++

MATLAB

Python

Missile guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Linux

C++ tooling

MATLAB tooling

Python tooling

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector in Chandler, AZ is seeking a GNC Engineer: Autopilot at Level 3 or 4 for on-site work. You will develop, verify, and test 6DOF simulations and flight-code toolchains, focusing on missile guidance and autopilot algorithms.

Mentoring junior engineers and occasional travel are expected. Responsibilities include building 6DOF models, implementing control algorithms, and validating performance in a Linux/C++ environment using MATLAB and Python.