Staff Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 5 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman • Los Angeles, CA

110d • $171,000 - $256,400

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 is currently looking for an experienced Staff Modeling & Simulation Systems Engineer 5 with a strong background in C++. The successful candidate will work with our C++ based simulations of the AARGM ER family of missiles to verify weapon system requirements. This will involve assisting in developing weapon systems requirements verifications, developing scenarios to verify those requirements, analyzing the results using MATLAB or python tools, and digging into the C++ source code of the simulation to track down reasons for apparent requirements failures (Actual issue with the system itself, the system software, or the model representation in C++). The candidate will also do extensive testing of the simulations themselves to verify their suitability for weapon systems requirements verification. Later tasks will vary between software-centric or analysis-centric. The ideal candidate will have professional experience in both software engineering and systems engineering, or experience specific to modeling and simulation.

Requirements

• BS degree in software engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, systems engineering, or a related field with 12 years of experience, or MS degree with 8 years of experience.
• Proficiency in developing or troubleshooting C or C++ applications on Windows, preferably on Linux.
• Experience with MATLAB or Python for data analysis.
• Experience developing requirements and executing verifications.
• Knowledgeable in object-oriented design principles.
• Sufficient background in physics to understand flight dynamics and sensors.
• Experience in 6-DOF simulations, MBSE/CAMEO, GNC, or Sensors.
• Current US Government Secret level clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with 6-DOF simulations or related simulations.
• Experience running Monte Carlo simulations.
• Experience working with an HPC system.
• Experience with hardware in the loop systems.
• Comfortable using GIT as a configuration management system.
• Familiar with make files or CMAKE.
• Familiar with Distributed Simulation Systems protocols such as DIS or HLA.
• General mathematical background in linear algebra and differential equations.
• Experience using simulations to verify weapon systems.
• Experience in estimating/planning budget and schedule, preferably in an agile paradigm.
• Experience with SysML, preferably with CAMEO AJEM or other lethality modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing weapon systems requirements verifications.
• Develop scenarios to verify weapon system requirements.
• Analyze results using MATLAB or Python tools.
• Investigate C++ source code of the simulation for requirements failures.
• Conduct extensive testing of simulations for weapon systems requirements verification.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree