Senior Controls & Simulation Engineer — Multi-Physics

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a seasoned engineer to support Navy Power & Propulsion development. You will analyze control systems using models, build multi-physics models, and apply model reduction for controller design.

The role demands strong MATLAB/Simulink skills and a pathway to obtain a Secret clearance. The candidate will work onsite four days weekly, contributing to propulsion and power generation systems for naval platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s/PhD with commensurate experience.
• Experience in frequency domain analysis and in characterizing system stability.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink for modeling and analysis.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Onsite 4 days a week; remote work is not an option.

Responsibilities

• Analyze control system performance and requirements using systems models.
• Model dynamic multi-physics systems from first principles (mechanical, electrical, magnetic).
• Use model reduction methods to simplify systems for control design.
• Perform linear systems analysis and stability analysis.
• Build and parameterize uncertainty models.
• Develop nonlinear simulation models.
• Document work for sharing with engineering community and customer.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink modeling

Frequency domain analysis

System stability analysis

Block diagrams

Numerical methods

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

Ph.D in STEM

Tools

ModelCenter

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a seasoned engineer to support Navy Power & Propulsion development. You will analyze control systems using models, build multi-physics models, and apply model reduction for controller design.

The role demands strong MATLAB/Simulink skills and a pathway to obtain a Secret clearance. The candidate will work onsite four days weekly, contributing to propulsion and power generation systems for naval platforms.