Staff GNC Engineer: Flying Qualities (Top Secret)

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

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 schedule

Excellent benefits

401K matching

Company paid holidays

Life and disability insurance

Relocation assistance

PTO for vacation/personal

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Staff GNC Engineer - Flying Qualities (Level 5) to join our Vehicle Engineering team in Melbourne, Florida. The role covers design and development of guidance, navigation and control algorithms and tools for advanced aircraft systems.

Ideal candidates possess a strong background in flight sciences, control law development, and experience with MATLAB/Simulink, with clearances required for government work.

Qualifications

• Requires BS in STEM with 12 years of relevant experience, or MS with 10 years, or PhD with 8 years.
• Active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within past 6 years or Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance within a reasonable time with Interim Top Secret clearance prior to start.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance as needed.
• Experience supporting airworthiness assessments for aircraft flying qualities, stability, and/or control.
• Experience with MATLAB, Simulink, and/or autocoding Simulink models.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify and test algorithms, software and simulation tools for guidance, navigation and control (GNC).
• Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance and stability requirements in ground and flight.
• Create dynamic models and integrate them into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
• Support design reviews at PDR/CDR and other milestones with analysis.
• Analyze flight test data and support flight test activities.
• Participate in technical exchanges and milestone reviews with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

GNC design and analysis

Flight control systems

MATLAB/Simulink

C/C++

Python

Systems engineering

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Auto-coding Simulink models

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Staff GNC Engineer - Flying Qualities (Level 5) to join our Vehicle Engineering team in Melbourne, Florida. The role covers design and development of guidance, navigation and control algorithms and tools for advanced aircraft systems.

Ideal candidates possess a strong background in flight sciences, control law development, and experience with MATLAB/Simulink, with clearances required for government work.