Staff Guidance Navigation Control Engineer - Navigation Lead

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

3d • Hybrid

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 a opening for a Staff Guidance Navigation Control engineer to lead the development of next generation navigation technology on Air Vehicle programs and / or in the Common Products organization. This role is a hybrid position located in Rancho Bernardo, CA. Up to 10% travel may be required to perform the statement of work. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the technical development, integration and testing of advanced Vehicle Management System software and hardware components focused on Navigation.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field and at least 12 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with at least 10 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Ph.D. and at least 7 years of relevant military / professional experience.
• Must be proficient with MATLAB
• Must have experience with C/C++, Python, and / or Simulink
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Clearance Level: Active Top Secret
• Knowledge of relative navigation technologies and algorithms
• Experience in developing navigation fusion algorithms with a focus on image based navigation, LiDAR based navigation, & Celestial based navigation
• Knowledge of Flight Sciences
• Flight Test experience: Some experience
• Supplier management: Some experience
• Requirements development: Some experience
• Requirements verification testing: Some experience
• Proficiency with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multi-meters):

Responsibilities

• Interfacing with strategic supplier partners and coordinating with adopting programs chief engineers and division chief architects to ensure technical requirements are properly incorporated into design solutions.
• Ensuring VMS lab infrastructure is developed and validated to support development efforts for critical sector programs and advanced design solutions.
• Leveraging your 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

Benefits

• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• 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.
• In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees