Staff Engineer Systems

Northrop Grumman; Azusa (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Azusa, CA seeks a senior engineer specializing in LOS, GNC and math-heavy algorithms for OPIR programs. You will contribute to calibration, data exploitation and testing across payloads and ground systems, with emphasis on Kalman filtering and least squares estimation.

Ideal candidates bring a strong math background, experience with MATLAB, and exposure to electro-optical pointing hardware. Security clearance and willingness to travel are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 12+ years experience, or Master's with 10+ years, or PhD with 8 years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret and SCI Clearance or higher.
• Experience in applied math.
• Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills.
• Experience with electro-optical pointing hardware such as encoders, resolvers, IMUs, and motors.
• Basic MATLAB understanding.

Responsibilities

• Work on LOS, GNC, image processing and data exploitation algorithm development and testing.
• Analyze LOS calibration system performance for on-orbit payloads and flight readiness tests.
• Support calibration techniques and Kalman filtering and least squares estimation.
• Collaborate across payload design, integration and test activities.

Skills

Applied math

Communication skills

MATLAB

Electro-optical hardware experience

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM field

Master's degree in STEM field

PhD in STEM field

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 & 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 in Azusa, CA specializes in Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) space programs that deliver timely, reliable and accurate missile warning and infrared surveillance information to key decision makers. The programs enhance global missile launch detection capability, support the nation's missile defense system, expand the country’s technical intelligence gathering capacity and bolster situational awareness for warfighters on the battlefield.

Northrop Grumman in Azusa needs qualified system engineers with an emphasis in applied math to fill Line-of-Sight (LOS), guidance, navigation and control (GNC), image processing, data exploitation algorithms development, testing and tuning needs on OPIR programs. Strong mathematics background in numerical methods and statistics strong desired. Northrop Grumman has many payloads in different stages of their life including proposal and design, requirements and verification, ground testing and calibration, launch and on-orbit testing and calibration, and sustainment and anomaly resolution. Work may include payload design, payload and space vehicle integration and test, analyzing LOS calibration system performance for on-orbit payloads as well as in support of flight readiness test activities for payload and ground systems. Ideal candidate will have a technical understanding of LOS calibration techniques such as mechanical and optical misalignment compensation in a space environment, calibration errors associated with gyros, IMUs, and optical encoders, understanding of orbital mechanics and commonly used orbital reference frames and time systems; a working knowledge of Kalman filtering and least squares estimation techniques is strongly desired.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus 12 or more years of relevant work experience, OR a Master's degree in a STEM field with 10 years of experience, OR a PhD in a STEM field with 8 years of relevant experience
• Active U.S. Government Secret and SCI Clearance or higher at time of application
• Professional or coursework experience in the area of applied math
• Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills.
• Experience with typical electro-optical pointing hardware such as encoders, resolvers, inertial measurement units, and motors.
• Basic understanding of MATLAB

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with pointing and control flight software constructs such as onboard attitude propagation and calibration, motor control, and anomaly, diagnostic, and resolution applications.
• Professional experience with applied mathematics for embedded systems and numerical error analysis.
• Technical understanding in LOS calibration techniques and working knowledge of Kalman filtering and least squares estimation techniques.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and object-oriented programming.
• Understanding of payload operations in relation to OPIR.
• Familiarity with commonly used tools in both MS Windows & Unix environments.

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.