Senior GN&C Lead Engineer - Missile Flight Systems

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

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.