Staff GNC Engineer, Flying Qualities — Top Secret

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff GNC Engineer – Flying Qualities in Melbourne, FL. You will design and test GNC algorithms and models for air vehicles, supporting flight tests and design reviews within a Top Secret environment.

Requirements include degrees in STEM with extensive experience, active Secret clearance, and ability to obtain Top Secret/SAP clearances. Collaboration across teams and ongoing program milestones are part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master/PhD in STEM with relevant experience.
• Active US government Secret clearance with recent BI or Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain Top Secret/ SAP clearances as required.
• Experience in airworthiness, flight qualities, stability and control.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify and test GNC algorithms, software and simulations.
• Develop control laws to meet flight qualities and stability margins.
• Create linear and nonlinear dynamic models for air vehicles and integrate in simulations.
• Analyze flight-test data and support test activities.
• Present progress at program milestones and technical reviews.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

C/C++

Java

Python

GNC

Flight dynamics

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

C/C++ Toolchain

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff GNC Engineer – Flying Qualities in Melbourne, FL. You will design and test GNC algorithms and models for air vehicles, supporting flight tests and design reviews within a Top Secret environment.

Requirements include degrees in STEM with extensive experience, active Secret clearance, and ability to obtain Top Secret/SAP clearances. Collaboration across teams and ongoing program milestones are part of the role.