Secret-Cleared GNC Engineer — On-Site Missile Guidance

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 66,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Chandler, AZ is seeking junior to mid-level GNC engineers to design, develop, and test software and missile flight code within a 6DoF simulation environment. Candidates should have a related engineering degree and experience with guidance, autopilot, and trajectory optimization concepts.

The role requires on-site work with a clear path for growth; active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required for eligibility.

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

6DoF simulation

missile flight dynamics

autopilot design

guidance design

trajectory optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering)

Master's degree (Engineering)

PhD (Engineering)

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Chandler, AZ is seeking junior to mid-level GNC engineers to design, develop, and test software and missile flight code within a 6DoF simulation environment. Candidates should have a related engineering degree and experience with guidance, autopilot, and trajectory optimization concepts.

The role requires on-site work with a clear path for growth; active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required for eligibility.