RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a
Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineer - Level 5 to provide technical analysis, design, and operations support to space vehicle and payload control systems. Typical assignments involve requirements definition and flow-down, algorithm design, simulation development and maintenance, system performance analysis, software validation, and the development of operating procedures and tools to support systems operation. This position is located in Redondo Beach, CA.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:- Translate mission objectives and customer needs into clear GNC requirements.
- Collaborate across functional teams to perform trade studies to choose GNC sensors, actuators, and algorithm architectures.
- Develop and validate high-fidelity 3-DOF/6-DOF models and simulations of attitude, ephemeris, and line-of-sight dynamics.
- Design, implement, and verify GNC algorithms, including trackers, filters, and controllers.
- Build, test, and integrate software and simulation tools that enable reliable space vehicle and payload GNC throughout flight operations.
- Provide technical leadership of a small team of GNC engineers in support of a program, including decomposition and delegation of tasks.
Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 10 years of relevant experience; PhD with 8 years of relevant experience
- Willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance
- Experience using MATLAB/Simulink or C/C++ in the context of designing and implementing attitude-control or state-estimation algorithms
- Experience performing actuator/sensor sizing and selection
- Experience with modeling, simulation, and verification/validation of 3-DOF or 6-DOF GNC systems
- Ability to perform complex kinematics, dynamics, and control system analyses for space vehicle and payload GNC
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience with early-stage space vehicle and payload conceptual design, i.e. "clean sheet" design work
- Experience with software and hardware-in-the-loop testing
- Experience with satellite I&T and on-orbit operations
- Ability to lead a small team of GNC engineers and collaborate with other subsystem engineers and program leadership
- Active TS/SCI clearance
Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00
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.
