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Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago

Guidance Navigation & Controls (GNC) Engineer - R10212961

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$0/yr - $0/yr

1+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer to join their Vehicle Engineering team in Melbourne, Florida. The role involves designing, developing, and testing algorithms and software for guidance, navigation, and control of air vehicle systems, as well as performing flying qualities analysis and hardware-in-the-loop testing.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Tim Brechbuehler

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Fixed-wing aircraft dynamicsNon-linear simulationsMATLABSimulinkC/C++PythonLinear control principlesModel Based System EngineeringAtlassian tool suiteSoftware unit testingMIL-STD-1797BAS94900MIL-STD-9490

Required

Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 1 years of relevant engineering experience

Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft dynamics

Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop responses

Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data

Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems

Familiarity with programming (C/C++, Python)

Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment