Navigation Engineer (Principal or Senior Principal Level)

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

10d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems RQ-4 Global Hawk Program seeks a Principal or Sr. Principal Engineer Navigation to support the Air Vehicle Navigation team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The group is responsible for vehicle flight control and safety. This position supports the Navigation subsystem with an emphasis on Radio Frequency (RF) performance. General duties for the candidate will include navigation subsystem lab testing, flight test support, anomaly resolution, and supplier management, among other duties. Members of the team perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Members of the team ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. The team also performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. This position can be filled at either the Principal Engineer or Sr Principal Engineer level.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with no experience (for Principal Engineer)
Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years of experience (for Sr. Principal Engineer)
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project, Visio)
Matlab
General understanding of the GPS system and how it works
General understanding of inertial sensors and how they work
Working knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF) devices and system architecture (amplifiers, bias-T, splitters, etc)
Familiar with RF Parameters: Fundamentals of frequency, impedance, and gain
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

MS or PhD degree in STEM
Top Secret (TS) or ability to obtain a TS
Flight Test experience
Supplier management experience
Requirements development experience
Requirements verification testing experience
Knowledge of passive and active components: inductors, capacitors, diodes, and transistors
Proficiency with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multi-meters)
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
Advanced Knowledge of RF Devices: RF amplifiers, coupling structures, filters, and oscillators
Advanced Knowledge of RF System Architectures: Overall system design, including common system impairments and performance characteristics