Secret-Cleared GNC Engineer: Missile Flight Tech

ngc; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 66,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Chandler, AZ is recruiting junior and mid-level Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) engineers to design, develop, and test software and simulation toolchains for 6DoF missile flight code on-site.

Bachelor's degree with 1–5 years of experience is expected; active U.S. Secret clearance is required. This on-site role offers a path to growth within a globally connected team and opportunities to contribute to national security missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 1 year of professional experience (Level 1)
• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 1 year (Level 2)
• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year (Level 3)
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years (Level 4)
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation toolchains
• Work on a 6 degree of freedom (6DoF) simulation to design and test missile flight code
• Work with 6DoF simulation models to evaluate system performance
• Experience with missile flight dynamics, autopilot and guidance design, and implementation into missile flight code
• Experience with various trajectory optimization software and tools

Skills

GNC engineering

6DoF simulation

Missile flight dynamics

Autopilot design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Trajectory optimization software

Simulation toolchains

Missile flight code

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Chandler, AZ is recruiting junior and mid-level Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) engineers to design, develop, and test software and simulation toolchains for 6DoF missile flight code on-site.

Bachelor's degree with 1–5 years of experience is expected; active U.S. Secret clearance is required. This on-site role offers a path to growth within a globally connected team and opportunities to contribute to national security missions.