Modeling & Simulation Engineer (Secret Clearance) – 10% Travel

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Engineer Level 2 or 3 to support the Ground Weapons System (GWS) SPIDER team. You will contribute to the design, development, and validation of high-fidelity tactical software models used to analyze and evaluate system performance.

This role emphasizes debugging, data analytics, and collaboration across disciplines; experience with C++, Python, MATLAB, and cython is valued, and a DoD Secret clearance is required to start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in a STEM field + 2 years experience (Level 2) or Master + 1 year.
• Level 3: Bachelor + 5 years or Master + 3 years.
• Demonstrated software development experience in languages or tools such as C, C++, MATLAB, JAVA, ADA, Python, or GIT.
• Experience or a strong comprehension of Object Oriented Programming and design (SOLID).
• Experience or a strong comprehension of modeling and simulation concepts, including validating, verifying, and benchmarking models against tactical systems.
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills; able to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, mature, and debug high fidelity GWS Fire Control model.
• Translate concepts across languages when needed; understand data structures.
• Collaborate within SPIDER team; perform data analytics and root cause analysis.

Skills

C++

Python

MATLAB

Java

Ada

GIT

Modeling & Simulation

OOP

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Masters in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Cython

GIT

Python tools

Ada

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Engineer Level 2 or 3 to support the Ground Weapons System (GWS) SPIDER team. You will contribute to the design, development, and validation of high-fidelity tactical software models used to analyze and evaluate system performance.

This role emphasizes debugging, data analytics, and collaboration across disciplines; experience with C++, Python, MATLAB, and cython is valued, and a DoD Secret clearance is required to start.