Principal / Senior Principal Engineer - Guidance Navigation Controls
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Redondo Beach
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Redondo Beach, California, 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: 1At 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 Aeronautics
Systems is looking for a Principal or Senior Principal Engineer
Guidance Navigation Controls to support the Vehicle Engineering
organization in Redondo Beach, CA. The selected candidate will
support research and development of flight control algorithms for
manned and unmanned air vehicles. This is a dynamic and fun
organization involved in deploying forward-leaning avionics,
guidance, navigation, and control systems for developmental
concepts for air vehicles, weapons, and many more platforms. This
requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on the
qualifications listed below. This requisition may be filled at
either a level 3 or a level 4. Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms,
software, and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and
control (GNC) of autonomous unmanned aircraft.
- Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying
qualities and stability margin requirements, both on ground and in
flight.
- Design outer loop control laws, and associated logic and
autonomy functions.
- Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic
simulation models and integrate models into software and
hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments.
- Perform performance and flying qualities analysis.
- Support non-linear simulation and hardware-in-the-loop lab
testing.
- Support flight test activities and analyze air vehicle flight
test data.Basic Qualifications:
- Principal Guidance, Navigation and Controls Engineer:
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or
Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 5 years of
experience OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an
accredited university with a minimum of 3 years of experience OR
PhD in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with a
minimum of 0 years of experience.
- Senior Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation and Controls:
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or
Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 9 years of
experience OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum
of 7 years of experience OR PhD in a STEM discipline with a minimum
of 4 years of experience.
- Excellent communication, analysis, and problem-solving
skills.
- A current active in-scope DoD Secret security clearance or
higher, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access
(SAP).
- Working knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics.
- Experience using linear control principles and tools to design
feedback control systems.
- Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft
closed-loop dynamics.
- Working knowledge of autopilot functions.
- Working knowledge of outer loop control law performance
requirements.
- Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and
visually represent data.
- Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems.
- Experience designing autopilot functions.
- Experience with logic, modes, and states for autonomous
aircraft.
- Familiarity with C/C++ programming.
- Familiarity with Python programming.Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with crewed/uncrewed teaming algorithms such as
performing a Combat Air Patrol (CAP), formation flight, Hold
patterns.
- Experience with NURBS curve generation.
- Familiar with in-flight routing behaviors for Sense and Avoid,
and 4D keep out/keep in zones
- Familiar with autonomy algorithms (Autonomous Taxi/ Take Off
And Landing, etc.) for driving control laws.Salary Range: $107,300
- $160,900Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600The 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.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.
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