Senior GNC Engineer: Flight Guidance & Navigation

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 79,300 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company-paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a GNC Engineer (Level 2) or Principal GNC Engineer (Level 3) to design and implement flight software for air vehicles, develop simulations, and validate navigation and guidance functions. The role requires relevant STEM education and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Occasional travel is expected. Relocation assistance may be available. The candidate will work on advanced aerospace systems and collaborate with GNC and program management teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with at least 2 years of relevant experience for Level 2.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with at least 5 years of relevant experience for Level 3.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement flight software algorithms for guidance, navigation, and control of the air vehicle.
• Design, develop, and implement simulation software to test mission requirements for the air vehicle.
• Implement navigation functions that process data points and integrate them into models of physical reality.
• Develop guidance functions to compute equations for positions, orientations, or trajectories.
• Design control laws and analyze hardware and software requirements for air vehicles.
• Communicate milestones, approaches, and findings to GNC and program management.

Skills

Guidance Navigation and Control

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM (optional)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a GNC Engineer (Level 2) or Principal GNC Engineer (Level 3) to design and implement flight software for air vehicles, develop simulations, and validate navigation and guidance functions. The role requires relevant STEM education and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Occasional travel is expected. Relocation assistance may be available. The candidate will work on advanced aerospace systems and collaborate with GNC and program management teams