Staff GN&C Engineer — Hypersonic Flight Systems

Northrop Grumman

United States

On-site

USD 130,000 - 190,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff GN&C Engineer to lead development and validation of a 6-DOF missile flight simulation in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary setting. The role focuses on GN&C algorithm design and integration for missile flight software, with Matlab, C++, and Python tools.

You will model IMU and TVC components, assess performance against requirements, and prepare data-driven validation reports.

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM with 12+ years of experience, or Master's with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years.
Active US DoD Secret clearance, ability to obtain TS/SAP approval.

Responsibilities

Lead the development, verification, and validation of a 6-DOF missile flight simulation in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Design, implement, and integrate GN&C algorithms for missile flight software.
Develop, maintain, and enhance analysis and performance tools for GN&C using MATLAB, C++, and Python.
Model missile components such as IMU and TVC systems.
Conduct system-level performance assessments and produce data-driven validation reports.
Analyze flight-test data to calibrate GN&C models.
Apply trajectory optimization and nonlinear control techniques.
Develop hardware-in-the-loop testing and real-time software integration for embedded GN&C controllers.
Collaborate with GN&C Flight Software Team to auto-generate code from models.
Manage version control and CI pipelines, and present findings to stakeholders.
Mentor junior engineers and document best practices.