Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 5 hours ago
Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level)
United States-California-San Diego
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer or Principal Engineer. In this role, you will work in a multi-disciplinary team to design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools for aircraft guidance, navigation, and control.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities and stability margin requirements, both on ground and in flight
Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments
Develop the next generation of navigation technology
Interface with strategic supplier partners and coordinating with adopting programs to ensure technical requirements are properly incorporated into design solutions
Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities
Utilize excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with at least some relevant academic experience
Must have knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Must have experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Must have a Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Ph.D. and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional experience
Must have knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Must have experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Preferred
Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink
Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems
Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics
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, alternative PNT solutions
Proficiency with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multi-meters)
Supplier management experience
An active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase