Top Secret GNC Engineer - Flight Dynamics

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA, seeks a Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools for aircraft GNC, contributing to flight safety and performance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in a STEM field with related experience, knowledge of flight dynamics, and proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2 years of related engineering experience, or a Master’s degree with 0 years.
• Knowledge of fixed-wing flight dynamics and air vehicle performance.
• Experience with linear control principles and data processing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test GNC algorithms, software, and simulations.
• Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance and stability margins.
• Create dynamic models and integrate into software/hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Analyze flight test data and support flight test activities.

Skills

Flight dynamics knowledge

Control theory basics

MATLAB proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA, seeks a Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools for aircraft GNC, contributing to flight safety and performance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s in a STEM field with related experience, knowledge of flight dynamics, and proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink.