Staff GNC Engineer – Relocation Support & Secret Clearance

0887 DS - Armament Systems

United States

On-site

USD 169,000 - 254,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Plymouth, MN is seeking an experienced GNC Engineer to design, develop and validate guidance, navigation and control algorithms for airborne, space and defense platforms. You will work across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing and software integration to deliver robust flight control solutions.

The role requires advanced knowledge of control theory, MATLAB/Simulink, and hands-on experience with real hardware.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering or closely related STEM discipline.
  • U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret Security Clearance.
  • 12+ years of relevant experience (or MS with 10+ years, PhD with 8+ years) in GNC or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests guidance, navigation and control algorithms for diverse platforms.
  • Develops simulation tools, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and software requirements for aircraft, missiles and space systems.
  • Analyzes equations to achieve desired position, orientation or orbit; formulates control laws and software requirements.

Skills

GNC algorithms
MATLAB/Simulink
Control theory
Hardware testing
Guidance navigation
Data analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Plymouth, MN is seeking an experienced GNC Engineer to design, develop and validate guidance, navigation and control algorithms for airborne, space and defense platforms. You will work across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing and software integration to deliver robust flight control solutions.

The role requires advanced knowledge of control theory, MATLAB/Simulink, and hands-on experience with real hardware.

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