Sentinel - Associate / GN&C Engineer - 18715

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer to join its team in Roy, UT / Huntsville, AL / Manhattan Beach, CA.

The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer to join the team supporting activities including flight simulator development, GNC algorithm development and implementation, "test as you fly" test development, model verification and validation, and requirements validation.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree of freedom missile flight simulator.

• Design and implement guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) algorithms.

• Develop software tools for analyzing GN&C performance

• Conduct system performance assessments for performance against mission requirements.

• Perform GN&C system and accuracy analysis of flight tests.

Basic Qualifications:

• GN&C Associate Engineer: 0 Years with Bachelors in Science

• GN&C Engineer: 2 Years with Bachelors in Science; 0 Years with Masters. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

• Internship or applicable college project experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft applications

• Experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and Object-Oriented Programming design

• Ability to work in a highly collaborative & dynamic team-based environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

• DoD Top Secret Clearance

• Experience in sensor navigation, including inertial, radio, and/or optical navigation techniques

• Experience in strategic missile guidance and implementation of guidance algorithms

• Experience in trajectory optimization, non-linear control, and/or adaptive/autonomous flight control systems

• Experience with optimal state estimation filters (e.g. Kalman)

• Knowledge of machine learning applications for adaptive flight control

• Demonstrated proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, and/or other tools for GN&C simulation and development

• Demonstrated knowledge of aerodynamic modeling, flight mechanics, missile/re-entry vehicle dynamics

• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing, embedded control systems, and real-time software integration

• Experience in software version control system (i.e. Git) and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  

• 401k  

• Educational Assistance  

• Life Insurance  

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   

• Paid Time Off   

• Health & Wellness Resources   

• Employee Discounts  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.   

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $65,800.00 - $98,800.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00

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.

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