Principal UAV Guidance & Navigation Control Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer in Rancho Bernardo, CA to support Guidance & Control for UAV programs such as RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4 Triton. Candidates perform advanced simulations, develop flight control software, and assist in flight testing and proposals.

Secret clearance or ability to obtain is required. Basic qualifications include STEM degree and years of experience as described; preferred qualifications include excellent communication and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in STEM with 5+ years of experience, or Master's with 3 years, or PhD with 0+ years.

Responsibilities

• Perform non-linear 6DOF simulation analysis (stress tests, trade studies, mission analysis).
• Design, code, and test embedded flight control software for UAVs.
• Support flight testing (pre-flight predictions, real-time support, post-flight analysis).
• Develop or improve G&C methods to stay state-of-the-art.

Skills

C/C++

MATLAB

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer in Rancho Bernardo, CA to support Guidance & Control for UAV programs such as RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4 Triton. Candidates perform advanced simulations, develop flight control software, and assist in flight testing and proposals.

Secret clearance or ability to obtain is required. Basic qualifications include STEM degree and years of experience as described; preferred qualifications include excellent communication and