R&D Navigation Systems Engineer / Principal R&D Navigation Systems Engineer

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.  Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.  Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as an R&D Navigation Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation.  The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll get to Do:

• Work with a team of navigation and timing experts in a team-based collaborative environment dedicated to advancing the state of the art in navigation. 
• Work in close collaboration with Government Customers to develop advanced navigation and timing technologies, and support transition of those technologies to production.
• Provide technical leadership for Internal Northrop Grumman R&D projects.
• Apply your research and development skills to build real-world products and capabilities well beyond purely academic or theoretical.
• Work with leading-edge inertial navigation instruments including the highest performance accelerometers and gyroscopes to take your fusion concepts to the next level
• Work with leading-edge software-radio systems for tracking GPS, GNSS, and other cooperative signals along with advanced signal processing techniques to extract better performance out of military GPS than conventional receivers.
• Research and development of navigation and timing fusion algorithms such as Kalman filters, particle filters, and similar estimations algorithms
• Work on next generation applications like autonomous navigation, distributed sensing, proliferate low earth orbit (P-LEO) space systems, model-based system engineering, cloud-based software as a service, swarming vehicles, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and signal integrity. 
• Design and develop navigation warfare techniques, algorithms, software, and hardware to enhance mission success in contested environments.
• Present your ideas to internal and external groups; support proposal activities; and represent Northrop Grumman at technical conferences and working groups.

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Basic Qualifications for an R&D Navigation Systems Engineer:

• 2 years of experience with a Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline, 0 years of experience with Masters
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance
• Engineering experience or academic background in the navigation/FPNT domain, specifically in one or more of the following areas:
  • NAVWAR Algorithms
  • Timing and Distributed Clock Algorithms
  • Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems
  • SDR or software defined radios
  • Instrument and navigation applications
  • Multi-Sensor Fusion Algorithms
  • Quantum Science
  • IMU Systems engineering
  • MEMS Instrument Engineering
  • Instrument engineering
• Ability to work onsite

Basic Qualifications for a Principal R&D Navigation Systems Engineer:

• 5 years of experience with a Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline, 3 years of experience with Masters
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance
• Engineering experience or academic background in the navigation/FPNT domain, specifically in one or more of the following areas:
  • NAVWAR Algorithms
  • Timing and Distributed Clock Algorithms
  • Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems
  • SDR or software defined radios
  • Instrument and navigation applications
  • Multi-Sensor Fusion Algorithms
  • Quantum Science
  • IMU Systems engineering
  • MEMS Instrument Engineering
  • Instrument engineering
• Ability to work onsite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in digital design
• MS in Electrical Engineering
• Proficiency with C/C++
• Solidworks experience a plus
• NI Labview experience a plus
• Experience with inertial sensors (gyros and accelerometers)
• Experience working on government and internally funded R&D projects
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Salary Range: $85,000.00 - $127,400.00Salary Range 2: $104,600.00 - $157,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for 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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.