Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal or Sr. Principal Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer. This position will be located in San Diego, CA. 

The selected candidate will design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) of aircraft.  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.  Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities.

Essential Functions include the following:

• Flight test support in mission control room (pre-flight predictions, real-time support, post flight analysis, parameter identification)

• Perform performance and flying qualities analysis

• Non-linear 6DOF Simulation analysis (stress testing, trade studies, etc.)

• Linear MATLAB analysis (gain/phase margin determination, stability margin analysis)

• Embedded flight control software design/code/test

• Data analysis and investigation (document analysis and provide presentations to management and customer)

• Mission plan analysis support

This position can be filled at either the Principal Engineer or Sr Principal Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer include a Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with no experience

• Basic Qualifications for a Sr Principal Engineer include a Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years of experience.

• Candidate must have excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills and be able to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment. 

• Familiarity with Flight Sciences

• Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in C/C++, MATLAB/Simulink

• Knowledgeable in flight sciences, control law development, and control system analysis.

• Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics

• Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze and visually represent data

• Active DoD Secret clearance

• Flight test experience

Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.