Sr Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control - R10219064 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 14 hours ago

Sr Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control - R10219064

Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, looking for an Engineer Guidance Navigation Control in Salt Lake City, UT. The role involves developing and testing algorithms and software for guidance, navigation, and control systems for various vehicles, while also managing project scopes and building relationships across teams.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
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Growth Opportunities
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Responsibilities

Develop, implement, verify and test algorithms and software and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, launch vehicles and a variety of other end items
Process development and maintenance over test operations
Develop, improve, and maintain test procedures
Continuing process improvement based on data driven metrics
Interface with and build relationships across organizations in Salt Lake City, Woodland Hills and other NGC sites
Represent the organization to program office and external customer as needed

Qualification

Guidance Navigation ControlMATLABProject LeadershipData MiningSix SigmaDatabase QueriesRoot Cause Corrective ActionsElectromechanical AssemblyManufacturing EnvironmentCollaboration SkillsPresentation SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering or directly related STEM discipline with a minimum of 8 Years with bachelor's in science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
Experience collaborating with teams and/project leadership
2 or more years of experience guidance and navigation control systems
Experience in a manufacturing environment
U.S. Citizenship required
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Experience with MATLAB
Experience with standard Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Experience with database queries techniques

Preferred

SAP experience
Data mining experience
Experience in a high regulatory environment such DoD, FAA or FDA
Experience using data for decision making
Root Cause Corrective Actions experience
Six Sigma experience
Experience with electromechanical assembly

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

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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