Northrop Grumman · 4 hours ago
GSSC Staff Engineer Guidance Navigation Control - 17442
Manhattan Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$177K/yr - $266K/yr
8+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company that offers revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Staff Engineer in Guidance Navigation Control to join their Manhattan Beach, CA team, responsible for software updates critical to missile targeting systems and working within a multi-disciplinary team to implement necessary software changes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Analyzing physics-based software code, software requirements and implementing code changes
Updating design documentation, unit-testing, and selling of the requirements through formal testing
Analyzing and prototyping software solutions for outstanding Operational Software Change Requests (OSCRs)
Assisting senior engineers to resolve anomalies in a timely manner
Actively seeking to increase domain knowledge and proactively raising technical concerns or obstacles with senior developers and the product lead
Qualification
Required
12 Years experience with Bachelors in relevant field of study; 8 Years with Masters, 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree
Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret, Top Secret; etc.)
8 years of experience leading Engineering teams with the ability to plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning
8 years of experience using languages such as C/C++, Matlab, and Python
8 years of experience with specification, design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of aerospace systems
8 years of with software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a team setting
ICBM targeting and/or trajectory shaping experience
Preferred
Experience with orbital mechanics, launch vehicle dynamics, numerical methods
Experience with developing, analyzing, and maintaining 3DOF or 6DOF simulations and simulation architecture
Experience with FORTRAN programming
Experience in full software lifecycle: Requirements analysis, coding, testing, and sell off
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
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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