Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level)

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

18d

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Guidance, Navigation, & Control Engineer or a Guidance, Navigation, & Control Principal Engineer. This position will be located in San Diego, CA . In this role, you will work in a multi-disciplinary team environment to design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) of aircraft.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with at least some relevant academic experience.
Must have knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Must have experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Must have a Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Ph.D. and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional experience.
Must have knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Must have experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Nice To Haves

Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink
Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems
Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics
Good understanding of the GPS system, the GPS Signal in Space characteristics, DGPS systems, inertial sensors, GPS/INS, tightly coupled Kalman filters, GPS receiver design, alternative PNT solutions
Proficiency with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multi-meters)
Supplier management experience
An active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Responsibilities

Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities and stability margin requirements, both on ground and in flight.
Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
Develop the next generation of navigation technology.
Interface with strategic supplier partners and coordinating with adopting programs to ensure technical requirements are properly incorporated into design solutions.
Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities.
Utilize excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills