Principal GN&C Engineer - Flight Systems Simulations

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking Principal/Sr. Principal GN&C Engineer in Roy, UT to develop and mature GN&C algorithms and high-fidelity flight simulations for complex aerospace systems.

The role focuses on strap-down inertial navigation, GPS integration, and Kalman-filter based navigation solutions. Responsibilities include designing and validating GN&C tools, collaborating in an Agile environment, and contributing to mission capability enhancements across programs.

Qualifications

• Develop and mature GN&C algorithms and high-fidelity flight simulations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with GN&C engineers in an Agile environment to meet milestones.
• Develop, verify, and validate GN&C algorithms and 6-DOF flight simulations.
• Design strap-down inertial navigation systems integrated with GPS and Kalman filters.
• Perform trajectory assessment, flight analyses, covariance analyses, and CEP.

Skills

GN&C algorithms

Kalman filtering

GPS integration

Flight simulations

Autopilots

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking Principal/Sr. Principal GN&C Engineer in Roy, UT to develop and mature GN&C algorithms and high-fidelity flight simulations for complex aerospace systems.

The role focuses on strap-down inertial navigation, GPS integration, and Kalman-filter based navigation solutions. Responsibilities include designing and validating GN&C tools, collaborating in an Agile environment, and contributing to mission capability enhancements across programs.