Principal Systems Engineer - Hypersonic Trajectory MS&A

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; Utah; On-site; USD 98,400 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Employee assistance programs & work/lI

Paid time off

Health and wellness resources

Employee discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for Modeling, Simulation and Analysis in Roy, Utah. Travel up to 25% and a Secret clearance are required; relocation support may be available.

The role focuses on hypersonic re-entry trajectory analysis and generation to support testing, development, and analysis. Qualifications include a STEM degree with 5+ years of related experience (or 3 years with a Master’s, or 1 year with a PhD), U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 5 years of related experience, or 3 years with a master’s degree, or 1 year with a PhD.
• US Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret clearance at the time of application, current, and within scope, with investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval.
• Experience with modeling, simulation, and analysis of aerospace vehicles, including hypersonic platforms.
• Experience generating 6-DoF trajectories for hypersonic platforms.
• Experience in trajectory analysis for boost-phase ascent.
• History of analysis and visualization of data.
• Programming experience with C++, MATLAB, Python, or Fortran.
• Experience using Git for version control.
• Excellent technical writing skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Focus on hypersonic re-entry and advanced payloads, supporting testing, development, and analysis.
• Generate and analyze trajectories for hypersonic platforms to aid mission planning and verification.

Skills

C++

MATLAB

Python

Fortran

6-DoF trajectories

Data analysis

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

TAOS

AFSIM

STK

Git

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for Modeling, Simulation and Analysis in Roy, Utah. Travel up to 25% and a Secret clearance are required; relocation support may be available.

The role focuses on hypersonic re-entry trajectory analysis and generation to support testing, development, and analysis. Qualifications include a STEM degree with 5+ years of related experience (or 3 years with a Master’s, or 1 year with a PhD), U.S.