Advanced Programs Staff GN&C M&S Systems Engineer (ACEIFC)
Northrop Grumman
- USA
- $114,000-195,300 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The engineer in this role will work on a team of GN&C engineers to develop the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Models and Simulation (M&S)
- Develop and analyze GNC algorithms (Guidance, Navigation, Autopilot)
- Develop, verify, and validate complex 6 degree of freedom vehicle models
- Model missile components such has inertial measurement units (IMU) and thrust vector control (TVC) systems
- Use C++ and MATLAB and Object-Oriented design
- Perform trajectory assessment and flight analyses
- Gather and analyze the mission requirements to ensure mission objectives and constraints are met
- Collaborate with a team of GN&C engineers in an Agile environment to meet critical milestones
- Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development stages utilizing (M&S) tools systems for safety and mission critical analysis
- Work with the GN&C Flight Software Team to automatically generate code from high-level specifications or models, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 14 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 12 years of experience with Master's degree, 9 years of experience with PhD
- Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years or have the "ability" to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance or higher.
- Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
- Demonstrated experience in the area of guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft.
- Demonstrated experience coding in a higher-level programming language (C, C++, MATLAB/Simulink, etc.)
- Experience with working in a fast pace, agile environment with the ability to work on cross-function Scrum team focused on quality and capability delivery.
- Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.
- Experience in developing GNC algorithms (Guidance, Navigation, Autopilot).
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Experience with Agile Development Experience with DoDAF standards and methods
- Masters or equivalent advanced degree in applicable technical discipline
- Experience with a software version control system, such as Git, Gitlabs, and/or Bitbucket
- Experience working in an Agile team or even leading a scrum team
- Extensive experience with MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience with Object-Oriented Programming
- Proficiency in technical writing and documentation
- Knowledge of estimation and control theory, such as Kalman filtering
- Experience with linear stability analysis to determine control system stability margins
- Experience modeling navigation sensors, such as IMU or GPS
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance
- Experience in algorithmic application development, integration, and optimization
- Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Agile Development, Model Based Engineering, and Software Development best practices
- Experience with DO-178C Flight Critical Systems Safety programming
- Experience with certification, airworthiness, testing, and qualification of flight and safety critical systems