Staff GNC Engineer: Guidance & Flight Controls

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Staff Engineer - Guidance Navigation Controls to advance flight control algorithms for manned and unmanned air vehicles within Project Talon. The role emphasizes design, implementation, and testing of GNC software and models in a fast-paced environment.

The candidate will develop outer/inner loop control laws, perform simulations, and support flight test activities while collaborating across teams in a cutting-edge avionics program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years experience or advanced degree with 8+ years in STEM.
• Experience with fixed-wing flight dynamics and linear control principles.
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink, and Simulink Stateflow; C/C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Support research and development of flight control algorithms for manned and unmanned air vehicles.
• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools for GNC of autonomous unmanned aircraft.
• Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance and stability margins.

Skills

C/C++

Python

MATLAB

Simulink

Stateflow

Autocoding

Autopilot

Control theory

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Staff Engineer - Guidance Navigation Controls to advance flight control algorithms for manned and unmanned air vehicles within Project Talon. The role emphasizes design, implementation, and testing of GNC software and models in a fast-paced environment.

The candidate will develop outer/inner loop control laws, perform simulations, and support flight test activities while collaborating across teams in a cutting-edge avionics program.