Real-Time State Estimation & Tracking Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a State Estimation and Tracking Engineer (Level 3/4) in Chandler, AZ. The role focuses on real-time software, Kalman filtering, and sensor fusion to support missile flight-code design and verification.

This 100% onsite position emphasizes developing 6DOF simulations and physics-based models for guided missiles and interceptors. The candidate will use C++, MATLAB, and Python to build analysis tools, perform flight-dynamics studies, and validate tracking performance

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Experience with Kalman Filtering
• Experience with signal processing for guided missiles and/or interceptors
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining algorithms and analysis tools in C++, MATLAB and Python
• Strong foundation in probability theory / statistics
• Experience with Electro-Optical imaging systems
• Ability to travel 10% of the time

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test software and simulation tool chains supporting missile flight-code development.
• Build and maintain 6DOF simulations used to design and evaluate missile guidance, navigation, and control capabilities.
• Develop and enhance real-time state-estimation, tracking, Kalman filtering, and sensor-fusion algorithms.
• Apply signal processing and image-processing techniques to remote-sensor and EO/IR data.
• Analyze EO/IR sensor performance and integrate sensor data to support accurate target detection, tracking, and trajectory prediction.
• Develop physics-based models and perform flight-dynamics analysis for guided missiles and interceptors.
• Support the development of capabilities to track hypersonic targets and predict their trajectories for successful interception.
• Create, maintain, and improve algorithms and analysis tools using C++, MATLAB, and Python.
• Use probability theory and statistics to assess algorithm performance, uncertainty, and tracking accuracy.
• Plan, execute, and analyze simulation experiments, including large Monte Carlo data sets.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to validate technical approaches, resolve performance issues, and mature flight-code solutions.
• Document analysis methods, simulation results, verification activities, and technical recommendations.

Skills

Kalman filtering

Signal processing

C++

Python

MATLAB

EO/IR imaging

6DOF simulations

Probability theory

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

C++

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a State Estimation and Tracking Engineer (Level 3/4) in Chandler, AZ. The role focuses on real-time software, Kalman filtering, and sensor fusion to support missile flight-code design and verification.

This 100% onsite position emphasizes developing 6DOF simulations and physics-based models for guided missiles and interceptors. The candidate will use C++, MATLAB, and Python to build analysis tools, perform flight-dynamics studies, and validate tracking performance