Principal / Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Navigation Systems Engineer or Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer to join their diverse and talented team in the design and implementation of model-based navigation software. This role will be filled at their Woodland Hills, CA site. As a Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of their enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering and Agile practices, they continue to evolve how they deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Their success is grounded in their ability to embrace change, move quickly, and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of innovation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of Engineering experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 3 years of Engineering experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 1 years of Engineering experience (for Principal)
Bachelor’s Degree in STEM discipline with 8 years of Engineering experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 6 years of Engineering experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 4 years of Engineering experience (for Senior Principal)
Experience implementing Sensor Fusion for Navigation Systems using IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors.
Experience implementing advanced state-estimation algorithms such as Extended Kalman Filtering, Unscented Kalman Filtering, Particle Filtering for position, velocity, and attitude determination.
Experience with noise modeling and covariance tuning.
Experience analyzing data from Inertial Navigation Systems.
Hands on experience working with sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and barometers for navigation.
Experience implementing multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance is required.
Ability to work full-time onsite in Woodland Hills, CA.

Nice To Haves

Experience with algorithm development for satellite acquisition, tracking, and receiver measurement formation
Familiarity with military navigation modernization, particularly M-code signal processing and capabilities.
Familiarity with Timing and Distributed Clock Algorithms.
Familiarity with inertial navigation systems (INS) mechanizations.
Combining data from IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors
Understanding multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
Familiarity with design of tracking loops, including characterization of platform dynamics, environmental/interference effects
Understanding accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, and their role in navigation.

Responsibilities

Analysis of navigation performance in laboratory and flight test scenarios
Communication of status, issues, and results with program management and customers.
Work in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to develop advanced navigation and timing technologies.
Work with a team of navigation and timing experts in a team-based collaborative environment dedicated to advancing the state of the art
Work with leading-edge navigation systems, techniques, algorithms, and software to enhance mission success.
Present your ideas to internal and external groups and represent Northrop Grumman at technical conferences and working groups.