Spacecraft GNC Engineer - Attitude, Navigation & Control

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in the United States seeks seasoned GNC engineers to design, analyze, and test spacecraft attitude and navigation systems. You will develop flight algorithms, validate GNC performance, and model sensors and actuators for complex space missions.

Associate and Engineer level roles require Bachelor's or Master’s degrees in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, with eligibility for U.S. government clearance. GPA of 3.7+ preferred; strong collaboration in small teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Be majoring in or having majored in an Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• Be completing or has completed their Master’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Be majoring in or having majored in an Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.7 out of 4.0 or higher

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and tune spacecraft attitude and position control loops using time and frequency domain techniques
• Design, analyze, and tune sequential filters (e.g. Kalman filters) for attitude determination and relative navigation
• Develop flight algorithms for the GNC subsystem and support flight software qualification testing
• Analyze and test the spacecraft GNC subsystem performance using simulations and other analytic tools
• Perform design-phase analyses including actuator sizing and placement, sensor selection and placement, attitude and position guidance, rendezvous, proximity operations and docking analyses, and predicted performance assessments
• Develop simulation models for sensors, actuators, system dynamics, and space environment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Northrop Grumman in the United States seeks seasoned GNC engineers to design, analyze, and test spacecraft attitude and navigation systems. You will develop flight algorithms, validate GNC performance, and model sensors and actuators for complex space missions.

Associate and Engineer level roles require Bachelor's or Master’s degrees in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering, with eligibility for U.S. government clearance. GPA of 3.7+ preferred; strong collaboration in small teams is essential.