Sentinel - Sr. Staff Lead Engineer (GN&C) - 18840

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 166,500 - 249,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401(k)

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is looking for a Sr. Staff Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer in Huntsville, AL. The role involves providing technical leadership in developing GN&C algorithms and flight simulation systems, collaborating within a dynamic team. Candidates should have extensive experience in algorithm development and hold a valid U.S. government Secret clearance.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage, 401(k), and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience with a Bachelor's, or 12 with a Master’s, or 10 with a PhD.
• Must possess a U.S. DoD Secret security clearance.
• 10+ years of experience in GN&C algorithm development.

Responsibilities

• Develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree of freedom missile flight simulator.
• Design and implement GN&C algorithms.
• Conduct system assessments for performance against mission requirements.

Skills

Guidance, navigation, and control algorithm development

High level programming (MATLAB, C++)

Collaborative team environment

Education

Bachelor’s in relevant field

Master’s or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

C++

Simulink

Python

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Staff Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) Engineer supporting activities including flight simulator development, GN&C algorithm development and implementation, and "test as you fly" with rigorous model and requirements verification and validation.

Location: Roy, UT / Huntsville, AL / Manhattan Beach, CA, supporting the Sentinel program.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership within the Flight Systems Analysis & Algorithms team helping in planning, development, and integration of work scope, and identifying GN&C risks and opportunities. The candidate will also be expected to provide subject matter expertise and brief senior leadership on technical issues.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree of freedom missile flight simulator
• Design and implement guidance, navigation, and control 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

Basic Qualifications

• 14 years with bachelor’s in relevant field of study, 12 years with master’s, 10 years with PhD. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• 10+ years’ experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft applications
• 8+ years’ experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and Object-Oriented Programming design
• 8+ years’ experience working in a highly collaborative & dynamic team-based environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• DoD Top Secret Clearance
• Experience in sensor navigation, including inertial, radio, and/or optical navigation techniques
• Experience in strategic missile guidance and implementation of guidance algorithms
• Experience in trajectory optimization, non-linear control, and/or adaptive/autonomous flight control systems
• Experience with optimal state estimation filters (e.g. Kalman)
• Knowledge of machine learning applications for adaptive flight control
• Demonstrated proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, and/or other tools for GN&C simulation and development
• Demonstrated knowledge of aerodynamic modeling, flight mechanics, missile/re-entry vehicle dynamics
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing, embedded control systems, and real-time software integration
• In depth knowledge of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) systems and systems architecture
• Experience in software version control system (e.g. Git) and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices
• Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization
• Experience in real-time embedded software development, including real-time multi-threaded architecture design, w/ knowledge of guidance and control systems
• Experience with the Integrity Operating System and/or VxWorks
• Experience with Visual Studio
• Experience with Coverity, SonarCube, CodeSonar, Fortify and/or other SAST applications
• Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, GitLab, and DevSecOps best practices
• Excellent integration troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of software standards including DO-330 or DO‑178C

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Primary Level Salary Range: $166,500.00 - $249,700.00

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.