Controls and Simulation Engineer Level 5

Northrop Grumman • Sunnyvale, CA

13d • $177,000 - $265,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Controls and Simulation Engineer Level 5 to develop and provide ongoing support for turbine generators used in U.S. Navy surface ship and submarine propulsion and power-generation systems. The position is based at the company’s Sunnyvale, California site, which develops, manufactures, assembles, and tests naval propulsion and power-generation systems. The engineer will support current and future Navy Power & Propulsion development. The role requires onsite work four days per week; remote work is not available. Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. No clearance is required to start, but the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of relevant work experience; or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of relevant experience; or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in frequency-domain analysis.
• Experience characterizing and analyzing system stability.
• Experience with block diagrams and linear algebra.
• Experience with grey-box model validation.
• Proficiency with MATLAB coding and Simulink modeling.
• Experience building state-space models of multiphysics systems.
• Experience with numerical methods for solving differential equations.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Master’s degree or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Controller-tuning experience on real machines.
• Experience with ModelCenter Integrate and Explore.
• Familiarity with rotordynamic analysis.
• Familiarity with FEA and super-element models.
• Familiarity with electromagnetics.
• Experience designing weighting functions to meet operating criteria of large MIMO systems.
• Experience performing robust control design.

Responsibilities

• Analyze control-system performance and requirements using systems models.
• Model dynamic multiphysics systems from first principles, including mechanical, electrical, and magnetic systems.
• Apply model-reduction methods to simplify systems for control design.
• Perform linear-systems analysis and stability analysis.
• Build and parameterize uncertainty models.
• Develop nonlinear simulation models.
• Document work for the engineering community and customer.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior