Senior GN&C Lead Engineer - Missile Flight Systems

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Manhattan Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 167,000 - 250,000

Full time

14 days+
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Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
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Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
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Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Sr. Staff GN&C Engineer to support flight simulator development, GN&C algorithm implementation, and rigorous verification and validation.

This position covers Roy, UT; Huntsville, AL; and Manhattan Beach, CA, contributing to the Sentinel program. The successful candidate will lead multi-disciplinary teams, provide subject matter expertise, and brief senior leadership on technical issues, with a standard 9/80 schedule and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

  • 14+ years with Bachelor's in relevant field (12+ with Master's, 10+ with PhD).
  • US Citizenship with active DoD Secret clearance.
  • Ability to obtain SAP approval within a reasonable period.
  • 10+ years’ experience in GN&C for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft.
  • 8+ years’ experience in MATLAB, C++, and OO programming.
  • 8+ years’ experience in collaborative team environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree of freedom missile flight simulator.
  • Design and implement GN&C algorithms.
  • Gain tuning and assessment of system stability.
  • Develop software tools for analyzing GN&C performance.
  • Conduct system assessments for performance against mission requirements.
  • Perform GN&C system and accuracy analysis of flight tests and root cause error analysis.

Skills

GN&C algorithm development
MATLAB
C++
Python
Team collaboration
Model verification and validation

Education

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
PhD

Tools

Simulink
Git
HWIL testing
Real-time software development
Visual Studio

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Sr. Staff GN&C Engineer to support flight simulator development, GN&C algorithm implementation, and rigorous verification and validation.

This position covers Roy, UT; Huntsville, AL; and Manhattan Beach, CA, contributing to the Sentinel program. The successful candidate will lead multi-disciplinary teams, provide subject matter expertise, and brief senior leadership on technical issues, with a standard 9/80 schedule and a comprehensive benefits package.

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