Principal or Senior Principal Guidance Navigation Controls (GNC) Engineer
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 a Principal or Senior Principal Guidance Navigation Controls (GNC) Engineer to join our team of qualified individuals within our South Bay Vehicle Engineering organization. This position is located at El Segundo, CA. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations and collaborative/team settings across all levels. This is a dynamic organization involved in deploying forward-leaning avionics, guidance, navigation, and control systems for developmental concepts for air vehicles, weapons, and many more platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM with 1 year of relevant experience (for Principal level).
- Bachelor's degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 9 years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 7 years of relevant experience; OR a PhD in a related STEM with 4 years of relevant experience (for Senior Principal level).
- Experience with fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics.
- Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems.
- Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics.
- Working knowledge of autopilot functions.
- Working knowledge of outer loop control law performance requirements.
- Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data.
- Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems.
- Familiarity with autocoding Simulink models
- Working knowledge of logic, modes, and states for autonomous aircraft.
- Familiarity with C/C++ programming.
- Familiarity with Python programming.
- Must have the 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.
Nice To Haves
- A current active in-scope DUS Government Secret security clearance or higher, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
- Experience designing control laws for fixed wing aircraft and performing handling qualities analysis
- Familiarity with Simulink Stateflow Modeling
- Working knowledge of MIL-STD-1797 flying qualities requirements
- Experience with autonomy algorithms (Autonomous Taxi/ Take Off and Landing, etc.) for driving control laws.
- Experience with Lua Script programming.
- Working knowledge of SAE-94910 performance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Support research and development of flight control algorithms for manned and unmanned air vehicles.
- Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and control (GNC) of autonomous unmanned aircraft.
- Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities, and stability margin requirements both on ground and in flight.
- Design outer and inner loop control laws and associated logic and autonomy functions.
- Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
- Perform performance and flying qualities analysis.
- Support non-linear simulation and hardware-in-the-loop lab testing.
- Support flight test activities and analyze air vehicle flight test data.
- Develop analysis to support design reviews at different stages in a development program, such as PDR, CDR, etc.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- a discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for Vice President or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
