Principal or Senior Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Autonomous Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and Targeting (AISR&T) business area seeks a Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control to support the Guidance & Control (G&C) team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. Candidate will perform various G&C tasks for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4 Triton Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Program. These activities include non-linear 6DOF Simulation analysis (including stress testing, trade studies, mission analysis, etc), linear MATLAB analysis (gain/phase margin determination, gain/filter determination, etc), embedded flight control software design/code/test, and supporting flight testing (pre-flight predictions, real-time support, post flight analysis, parameter identification, etc). The candidate will keep abreast of or develop new or improved G&C methods or processes in order to maintain current state-of-the-art tools for the department. He/she may be called upon to support proposal preparation efforts and new project activities, including technical, cost, and schedule. This position can be filled at either the Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer level.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) with at least 5 years of experience (for Principal Engineer) OR 8 years of experience (for Senior Principal Engineer).
- Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience (for Principal Engineer) OR 6 years of experience (for Senior Principal Engineer).
- PhD Degree with no experience (for Principal Engineer) OR 3 years of experience (for Senior Principal Engineer).
- Proficient in Matlab and Simulink.
- Knowledge of C/C++ and Python.
- Knowledge of flight sciences, control law development, or control system analysis.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, 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
- Excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Proficient in C/C++.
- Some experience with UAVs.
- Some experience with Flight Test.
Responsibilities
- Perform various G&C tasks for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4 Triton Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Program.
- Conduct non-linear 6DOF Simulation analysis (including stress testing, trade studies, mission analysis, etc).
- Perform linear MATLAB analysis (gain/phase margin determination, gain/filter determination, etc).
- Design, code, and test embedded flight control software.
- Support flight testing (pre-flight predictions, real-time support, post flight analysis, parameter identification, etc).
- Keep abreast of or develop new or improved G&C methods or processes.
- Support proposal preparation efforts and new project activities, including technical, cost, and schedule.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- Overtime may be eligible.
- Shift differential may be eligible.
- Discretionary bonus may be eligible.
- Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
- Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
