Principal Guidance Navigation & Controls Engineer

Requisition ID: R10189128

• Category: Engineering
• Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 2

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.
Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is hiring a Principal Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer to join our Vehicle Engineering team of qualified, diverse individuals in Melbourne, Florida.

Responsibilities may include

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of air vehicle systems
• Develop control laws to meet air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
• Perform flying qualities analysis.
• Support non-linear and hardware-in-the-loop lab testing.
• Perform low level unit testing for software verification.

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Engineer level: Bachelor of Science Degree (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science (MS) and 3 years of relevant experience OR PhD with 1 year of relevant engineering and/or lab experience
• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
• Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft dynamics
• Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems
• Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop responses
• Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering with controls concentration.
• Experience using Simulink Test to perform software unit testing.
• Experience using Model Composer to create software architecture
• Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems.
• Experience using Model Based System Engineering tools
• Familiarity with programming (C/C++, Python)
• Experience with MIL-STD-1797B
• Experience with AS94900 or MIL-STD-9490
• Experience for Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.