Sentinel - Staff Engineer Guidance Navigation Control - 18798

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 153,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Staff Engineer (level 5) to join its team in Roy UT, Huntsville AL or Manhattan Beach, CA and will support the Sentinel Program. The role supports DoD missile and flight control system development with a focus on GN&C software, simulations, and validation.

The engineer will work in multi-disciplinary teams on flight simulator development, GN&C algorithms, test-as-you-fly methods, model verification, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in STEM with 12 years of experience; 10 years of experience with a master’s degree; or 8 years with PhD.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance or higher.
• 8 years of experience in guidance, navigation, or control for missiles/spacecraft/aircraft.
• 3 years of experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and OO design.

Responsibilities

• Develop flight simulator for a complex 6-DOF missile model.
• Design and implement GN&C algorithms.
• Develop software tools to analyze GN&C performance.
• Perform system and flight test GN&C analysis.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to verify and validate requirements.

Skills

GNC algorithms

MATLAB

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Git

Job description

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance Required for Start: Yes

Clearance Type: Secret

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

Position Summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Staff Engineer (level 5) to join its team in Roy UT, Huntsville AL or Manhattan Beach, CA and will support the Sentinel Program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.

Responsibilities

The selected engineer will join the team supporting activities including flight simulator development, GNC algorithm development and implementation, “test as you fly” test development, model verification and validation, and requirements validation.

• 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 (GN&C) algorithms.
• Develop software tools for analyzing GN&C performance.
• Conduct system performance assessments for performance against mission requirements.
• Perform GN&C system and accuracy analysis of flight tests.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in STEM with 12 years of experience; 10 years of experience with a master’s degree; or 8 years with PhD.
• 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.
• 8 years of experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft applications.
• 3 years of experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and Object-Oriented Programming design.

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.
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative & dynamic team-based environment.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• 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.
• Experience in software version control system (i.e. Git) and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.

Benefits

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

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $265,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Equal Opportunity

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.