RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionExpand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer: Actuators - Level 3 or Level 4 in Chandler, AZ, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
Your Role and Impact:- Develop and test actuators functionality and integration into larger system architectures, ensuring precise mission-critical performance.
- Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation, and control for aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles, and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise, orbital insertion, and staging events.
- Perform statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality for navigation functions.
- Formulate specific equations to achieve desired positions, orientations, or orbits in space for guidance functions. Develop control laws and hardware/software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles, or spacecraft as part of control design and analysis processes.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, program, and customer teams to ensure mission success.
- Other duties as assigned.
If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
This position can be filled at a Level 3 or Level 4.Basic Qualifications:Level 3:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field with 5+ years of experience OR Master's degree with 3+ years of experience OR Ph.D. with 0 years of experience.
- Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
- Experience with actuators integration into system architectures for guidance, navigation, and control.
- Proficiency with statistical analysis tools or algorithms for navigation functions.
- Familiarity with control law design and performance testing.
Level 4:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field with 9+ years of experience OR Master's degree with 7+ years of experience OR Ph.D. with 4+ years of experience.
- Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
- Experience with actuators integration into system architectures for guidance, navigation, and control.
- Proficiency with statistical analysis tools or algorithms for navigation functions.
- Familiarity with control law design and performance testing.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience working with interplanetary or orbital insertion systems.
- Hands-on expertise with spacecraft navigation and controls during staging events.
- Proficiency in developing simulation tools for powered and coast phases of missions.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00
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.
