Controls and Simulation Engineer Level 4

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a seasoned engineer to support Navy Power & Propulsion development. You will analyze control systems using models, build multi-physics models, and apply model reduction for controller design.

The role demands strong MATLAB/Simulink skills and a pathway to obtain a Secret clearance. The candidate will work onsite four days weekly, contributing to propulsion and power generation systems for naval platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s/PhD with commensurate experience.
• Experience in frequency domain analysis and in characterizing system stability.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink for modeling and analysis.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Onsite 4 days a week; remote work is not an option.

Responsibilities

• Analyze control system performance and requirements using systems models.
• Model dynamic multi-physics systems from first principles (mechanical, electrical, magnetic).
• Use model reduction methods to simplify systems for control design.
• Perform linear systems analysis and stability analysis.
• Build and parameterize uncertainty models.
• Develop nonlinear simulation models.
• Document work for sharing with engineering community and customer.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink modeling

Frequency domain analysis

System stability analysis

Block diagrams

Numerical methods

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

Ph.D in STEM

Tools

ModelCenter

Job description

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start: No

Clearance type: Secret

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

What You’ll get to Do:

Our Sunnyvale site specializes in the development, manufacture, assembly and testing of propulsion and power generation systems for naval surface ships and submarines. The candidate selected will apply their skills to support current and future Navy Power & Propulsion development.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing control system performance and requirements using systems models
• Modeling dynamic multi-physics systems from first principles; mechanical, electrical, magnetic
• Use model reduction methods to simplify systems for control design
• Perform linear systems analysis
• Perform stability analysis
• Build and parameterize uncertainty models
• Develop nonlinear simulation models
• Document work to share with engineering community and customer

Basic Qualifications for level T4:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 8 years relevant work experience; or Master’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 6 years relevant experience; or Ph.D in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in frequency domain analysis.
• Experience characterizing and analyzing system stability.
• Experience with block diagrams and linear algebra.
• Experience with grey-box model validation.
• Proficiency with MATLAB coding and Simulink modeling.
• Experience building state space models of multiphysical systems.
• Experience with numerical methods for solving differential equations.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret Clearance.
• Must be onsite 4 days a week, remote work is not an option for this role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active US Government Secret clearance.
• Master's degree or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Controller tuning experience on real machines.
• Experience with ModelCenter.
• Integrate and Explore Familiar with rotordynamic analysis.
• Familiar with FEA and super elements models.
• Familiar with electromagnetics.
• Experience designing weighting functions to meet operating criteria of large, MIMO systems.
• Performing robust control design.

Primary Level Salary Range:

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.