Guidance Navigation Control Engineer - 20429

Northrop Grumman•Manhattan Beach, CA

3d•$91,800 - $137,600•Onsite

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 Defense Systems is seeking Principal Guidance Navigation Control Engineer. This position will be located in Manhattan Beach, CA and will support GSSC.

Requirements

2 Years with Bachelors in relevant field of study, 0 Years with Master’s or 4 additional years in lieu of degree.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Security Clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
Experience developing software/writing code in C/C++ AND Python
Ability to function as a member of an integrated team

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or physics
Experience with orbital mechanics, launch vehicle dynamics, numerical methods.
Experience with developing, analyzing, and maintaining 3DOF or 6DOF simulations and simulation architecture
Experience with FORTRAN programming
Experience in full software lifecycle: Requirements analysis, coding, testing, and sell off
Experience with VAX 3185 and/or vtVAX systems

Responsibilities

Develop and sustain the ICBM Minuteman III Operational Targeting Program (MOTP)
Be part of a multi-disciplinary team of mathematicians, physicist, software, and system engineers
Participate and contribute to peer/code reviews, critical milestone reviews, and technical interchange meetings
Verify and validate targeting software requirements through systems engineering V process
Develop software test plans, software test descriptions, and software test reports
Develop and maintain 3 DOF and 6DOF missile simulations to test and analyze ICBM system performance
Collaborate with our customer, internal NGC sites and other disciplines