Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 weeks ago
Principle Electro-Optical Seeker Modeling and Simulations Engineer GPI
United States-Arizona-Chandler
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$105K/yr - $157K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are looking for a Principal Seeker Modeling and Simulations Engineer to support the Glide Phase Interceptor Program. The role involves designing, developing, and verifying image processing algorithms and simulation tools in a collaborative environment to ensure high-fidelity simulation and performance assessment of seeker systems.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop high-fidelity simulations and models for seeker design, performance assessment, and flight test support
Design and implement modeling solutions, conduct trade studies and evaluation of system and subsystem performance
Apply EO phenomenology and advanced physics concepts in a software implementations to mirror real hardware systems
Research and develop novel EO modeling techniques
Collaborate with Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) personnel and other departments to perform simulation activities
Provide technical expertise for GPI simulation and modeling products both internally and externally
Work in a team environment specific to modelling & simulation and supporting additional, varied program efforts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience, or a PhD and 1 year of experience
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Experience with image and signal processing techniques
Expertise physical optical systems simulations and scene generation
Experience applying object-oriented software design, programming in C or C++, and MATLAB or Python
Knowledge of Electro-Optics (EO), EO/IR imaging systems, and radiometric transfer principles
Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments
Preferred
Advanced Degree in Optical Engineering or Electrical Engineering (image processing focus), Physics, or Software preferred
Experience with missile systems or hypersonic missile systems and associated standards
Previous experience with DOD missile defense programs
Experience in video/image processing algorithms such as background/noise estimation, target detection, false alarm rejection, radiometric estimation, search/object localization, and sensor control
Familiarity with hardware/software integration and modeling physics-based or real-time systems
Proficiency in software change management tools, processes, and real-time programming
Highly proficient in C/C++ development and Linux environment
High proficiency in MATLAB and Python toolchains
Experience with discrimination algorithms
Experience using MSLRAD scene generator
Experience restructuring algorithms to improve run time on HPCs
Familiarity with Software and Firmware development processes
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