Engineer Guidance Navigation Control 4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Sr Principal Engineer specializing in Guidance Navigation Control to join a dynamic team. This role involves designing cutting-edge algorithms for missile guidance, navigation, and target tracking, ensuring the highest standards of aerospace engineering excellence. You will leverage your expertise in vehicle dynamics and simulation to solve complex problems and lead a talented group of engineers. Join a company that values innovation, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence, where your contributions will shape the future of aerospace technology.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Health Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Company Paid Holidays

Overtime Eligibility

Shift Differential

Discretionary Bonus

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in aerospace engineering with a focus on guidance and control.
• Proven ability to design and evaluate missile guidance and navigation algorithms.
• Active DOD Secret security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop guidance and flight control algorithms for aerospace applications.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of a small team of engineers.
• Verify system performance through various testing methods.

Skills

Missile Guidance

Autopilot

Navigation

Target Tracking

Vehicle Dynamics

Aerospace Engineering

Simulation

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

MS in Aerospace Engineering

PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

IMU

GPS

Radar

Laser Altimeter

Magnetometer

Star Tracker

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

**Description**

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.

Northrop Grumman **Defense Systems Advanced Weapons** has an opening for a **Sr Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control Engineer** , to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

**_The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in either Northridge, CA, Tucson, AZ or Linthicum, MD. Salaries ranges are listed specific to location at the bottom. Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available._**

**Job Summary**

Use broad knowledge of vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, classical/modern control, and estimation theory to solve difficult aerospace engineering issues. Work under broad objective-related direction from program manager. Lead others in determining best means to achieve several objectives. Make independent decisions on aerospace engineering problems and methods. Represent the organization to resolve important questions. Oversee, coordinate, and review the work of a small staff of engineers. Estimate personnel needs, schedules and assign work.

**Job Responsibilities**

+ Design Guidance and Flight Control algorithm: guidance Law, trajectory optimization, flight vehicle autonomy; design Navigation algorithm: initial alignment, strapdown propagation, INS filter, multi-sensor data fusion; design Target Tracking algorithm: angle only tracking, maneuvering target tracking, multi-target tracking, track file manager.

+ Define flight vehicle dynamics modeling in multiple degrees of freedom simulation architecture; define navigation sensor and targeting sensor modeling based on hardware specifications and test results; define target dynamics modeling. Plan and direct modeling design and development effort.

+ Verify system performance from hardware-in-the-loop simulation results, ground tests, captive carry flight tests, and live fire flight tests.

+ Collaborate flight vehicle system development. Leverage multi-disciplinary design, optimization, and analysis processes, tools, and efforts.

+ Attend and present at various engineering design reviews, test readiness reviews, and flight readiness reviews. Monitor real-time telemetry data in range control center during captive carry flight and live fire.

**Required Education and Experience**

+ BS in Aerospace Engineering & 8 years of relevant experience; or MS in Aerospace Engineering & 6 years of relevant experience; or PhD in Aerospace Engineering & 3 years of relevant experience

+ Active DOD Secret security clearance

+ Demonstrate capability in the following areas:

+ Design, develop, test, and evaluate Missile Guidance, Autopilot, Navigation, and Target Tracking (GNCT) algorithms.

+ Conduct sensitivity study and implement modeling of

+ High-fidelity multiple degree-of-freedom flight mechanics and vehicle dynamics simulation.

+ Navigation sensors: IMU, GPS, radar/laser altimeter, magnetometer, star tracker

+ Targeting sensors: radar, EO, IR, laser, ESM, seeker pointing, sensor management

+ Target dynamics: stationary, moving, and maneuvering target.

+ Analyze and evaluate hardware-in-the-loop simulation results, ground tests results, and flight tests results.

**Preferred Education and Experience**

+ MS or PhD in Aerospace Engineering

+ Active DOD Top Secret security clearance/SAP

+ Experience in tactical missile GNCT design, and flight tests

+ Working knowledge of multi-discipline analysis and optimization

+ Understanding of Embedded Flight Software development process

Northridge, Ca Salary: 137,400.00 - 206,000.00

Linthicum, MD Salary: 131,100.00 - 196,700.00

Tucson, Az Salary: 118,600.00 - 178,000.00

Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $206,000.00

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.