Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 week ago
GNC Engineer: Modeling and Simulation/Scrum Master – Level 2/3 (Chandler)
United States-Arizona-Chandler
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$79K/yr - $148K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking a GNC Engineer/Scrum Master to support missions critical to national and global security. The role involves designing, developing, and testing algorithms and software for guidance, navigation, and control systems, as well as facilitating Agile practices as a Scrum Master.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Be responsible for GNC modeling, simulation, and analysis, as well as Scrum Master duties, such as facilitating stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and improving Agile practices within the development lifecycle
Design, develop, implement, verify, and test high‑quality software and simulation toolchains for flight systems
Develop and integrate autopilot and guidance algorithms directly into flight software, collaborating with software and hardware teams
Generate, analyze, and interpret vehicle trajectories using trajectory‑optimization tools
Modify or create new scripts (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Bash) to capture customer requirements and evaluate vehicle performance
Build, validate, and maintain accurate modeling and simulation frameworks for aerospace systems and components
Enhance simulation fidelity by applying advanced modeling techniques to support analysis and decision‑making
Conduct rigorous testing to identify and resolve discrepancies between simulation and real-world performance metrics
Gather, process, and analyze large data sets to verify and validate system performance results
Ensure simulation outputs align with system specifications and performance targets
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master's degree with 0 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
Proficiency in object-oriented programming, especially C++, and scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, and Bash
Experience with simulation development and toolchains
Strong background in Agile methodologies with experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Facilitator
Familiarity with Scrum practices
Bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master's degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
Proficiency in object-oriented programming, especially C++, and scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, and Bash
Experience with simulation development and toolchains
Strong background in Agile methodologies with experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Facilitator
Familiarity with Scrum practices
Preferred
Experience working with GNC algorithms and running 6DOF/3DOF simulations on HPC clusters to model vehicle trajectory and performance
Ability to create and automate simulation runs and post-processing workflows
Proficiency with job schedulers like SLURM or PBS
Agile Certification
Active DoD Secret security clearance
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