Northrop Grumman · 15 hours ago
Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Level 3 or 4) - R10220894
Plymouth, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$109K/yr - $163K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading defense technology company that offers innovative solutions in aerospace and defense. They are seeking an experienced Guidance Navigation Control Engineer to design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms and software for various guidance and navigation systems used in aerospace applications.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms and software and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events
Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality
Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations to achieve a desired position, orientation or orbit in space
Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control laws and hardware and software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering or a closely related field plus 5 years of relevant experience. Or, Master of Science degree in engineering discipline or closely related field of study plus 3 years of relevant experience. Or, Ph.D. in engineering discipline or closely related field of study plus 1 year of relevant experience
Experience in model development, requirements definition, GNC algorithm analysis and synthesis and familiarity with both modern and classical control design techniques. Minimum years' experience depends on education level
U.S. Citizenship
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering or a closely related field plus 8 years of relevant experience. Or, Master of Science degree in engineering discipline or closely related field of study plus 6 years of relevant experience. Or, Ph.D. in engineering discipline or closely related field of study plus 4 years of relevant experience
Experience in model development, requirements definition, GNC algorithm analysis and synthesis and familiarity with both modern and classical control design techniques. Minimum years' experience depends on education level
U.S. Citizenship
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance
Preferred
Using first principles to develop math models of physical systems
Classical methods for analysis and synthesis of control algorithms
Modern (state space) methods for analysis and synthesis of control algorithms
Optimal control techniques
Working experience with guidance algorithms
Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink software tools and related toolboxes
Implementation of control/navigation algorithms in a real hardware application system
Test performance predictions and test data reconciliation
Model reduction techniques
Hardware, field test and Defense/Aerospace domain experience is a plus
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey 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
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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