Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago
Sr Staff Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (AHT) - R10219889
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$193K/yr - $289K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company seeking a Sr. Staff Guidance Navigation Control Engineer to support Advanced Weapons in Northridge, CA. The role involves applying expertise in vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, and control theory to solve complex aerospace engineering problems and contribute to innovative solutions.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Apply broad knowledge of vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, and classical/modern control theory and estimation theory to solve complex aerospace engineering problems
Contribute to development of new knowledge, concepts, products and innovative solutions
Interpret, organize, execute and coordinate technical assignments for aerospace engineering activities
Collaborate in top-level requirements flow-down to Navigation and/or Target Tracking subsystem requirements, Navigation sensors and/or Targeting sensors selection, Missile Guidance and Autopilot requirements, Control Actuator System (CAS) selection, and Propulsion System selection
Define navigation/target tracking and vehicle dynamics modeling requirements and simulation architecture
Plan, organize and execute navigation, target tracking, missile guidance & autopilot algorithm design, development and implementation
Participate and support navigation, target tracking, missile guidance & autopilot subsystem integration and test
Analyze test results of navigation, target tracking, missile guidance & autopilot subsystem from 6 degree-of-freedom (6 DOF) simulation, processor-in-the-loop (PIL) simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation, ground test, separation flight test, captive carry flight test and live fire launch
Verify navigation, target tracking, missile guidance & autopilot subsystem performance meets requirements
Attend and present at various design reviews and test readiness reviews
Qualification
Required
BS in engineering & 14 years of relevant experience; or master's in engineering & 12 years of relevant experience; or PhD in engineering & 10 years of relevant experience
Active DOD Secret Security Clearance
Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the technical fields below: Navigation - Own-Ship State Estimation, GPS aided Inertial Navigation System, Strap-down Navigation, Multi-Sensor Data Fusion, Navigation Sensors, Measure of Performance for Navigation
Tracking - Target State Estimation, Track File Manager, Multi-Target Tracking, Angle-Only Tracking, Geo-Locating, Multi-Sensor Data Fusion, Targeting Sensors, Measure of Performance for Target Tracking
Guidance – Basic/Expanded Guidance Law, Impact of targeting sensors to Guidance, Measure of Performance for Guidance
Control – Autopilot/Flight Control architecture, Aerodynamic database, CAS, Impact of Navigation sensors to Autopilot, Measure of Performance for Autopilot
Demonstrate capability in: Modeling vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion and CAS in 6 DOF simulation with ECI/ECEF/Geodetic/NED coordinate frames
Collaborate in flight vehicle system development. Leverage multi-disciplinary design, optimization, and analysis processes, tools, and efforts
Matlab, Simulink, C++
Author proposal papers
Understanding of Software development process and configuration management
Preferred
Master's Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university
Strong with AGILE, MBSE, and / or system architecture frameworks
Effective project management skills and good communication techniques
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
Excellent communications skills, including the ability to present and brief technical data to all levels of leadership within the organization and U.S. Government
Proficiency with RF Threat Modeling
Proficiency in guided missile design
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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