Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 1 month ago
Principal/Sr Principal GNC Engineer
United States-Virginia-Dulles
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking a motivated candidate for the Principal/Senior Principal Engineer position in their Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control department. The role involves designing and testing machine perception algorithms for space vehicles, collaborating with engineering teams, and ensuring the performance of GNC subsystems through rigorous analysis and testing.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop, integrate, and test machine perception algorithms for real-time on-board processing on space vehicles and near-real-time processing within ground systems
Conduct rigorous testing, validation, and tuning of celestial navigation algorithms
Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of machine perception systems with the overall space system
Design, analyze, and tune spacecraft attitude and position control loops using time and frequency domain techniques
Design, analyze, and tune sequential filters (e.g. Kalman filters) for attitude determination and relative navigation
Analyze and test the spacecraft GNC subsystem performance using simulations and other analytic tools
Implement GNC algorithms in flight software and support flight software qualification testing
Perform analysis to support early design phase concept development including actuator sizing and placement, sensor selection and placement, and predicted performance assessments
Develop simulation models for sensors (e.g. star tracker, rate gyro, accelerometer, GPS, magnetometer, sun sensors), actuators (e.g. reaction wheel, torque bar, thruster, CMG), system dynamics (e.g. rigid body, multi-body, orbit mechanics, flexible models), and the space environment (e.g. atmospheric, solar radiation pressure, third-body gravity, geopotential)
Apply engineering principles, industry standards, company process, and knowledge of machine perception, vehicle dynamics, propulsion, classical/modern control, and estimation theory to perform tasks to advance program/project goals
Document designs, analysis, and test results, and generate presentation material
Participate in peer reviews with internal and external customers
Work well within small- to medium-sized groups
Qualification
Required
Principal Level: BS Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Math with at least 5 years of professional experience (3 years with Masters, or 0 years with Ph.D.)
Sr. Principal Level: BS Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Math with at least 8 years of professional experience (6 years with Masters, or 3 years with Ph.D.)
Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for SCI at the time of application
U.S. citizenship is required for this position
Preferred
MS or PhD degree in engineering, physics, or math
Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and Python
Experience with Computer Vision and/or Celestial Navigation algorithms to support space vehicle navigation
Experience in spacecraft MP subsystem design, analysis, and testing
Experience implementing MP algorithms on embedded systems
Prior work experience in a related field
Proficiency with version control systems such as Git and SVN
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital transformation tools (such as the Atlassian suite)
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase