Northrop Grumman Australia · 15 hours ago
Sentinel - Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (T01 or T02 level) - 2144-1
United States-Utah-Roy
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$66K/yr - $119K/yr
1+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, seeking a Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer for their Sentinel program. The role involves developing and validating complex missile flight simulators and GN&C algorithms to support mission requirements.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree of freedom missile flight simulator
Design and implement guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) algorithms
Develop software tools for analyzing GN&C performance
Conduct system performance assessments for performance against mission requirements
Perform GN&C system and accuracy analysis of flight tests
Qualification
Required
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have a current or ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Internship or applicable college project experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft applications
Experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and Object-Oriented Programming design
Ability to work in a highly collaborative & dynamic team-based environment
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 1 years of experience, 0 years of experience with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience, 0 years of experience with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree
Preferred
Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
DoD Top Secret Clearance
Experience in sensor navigation, including inertial, radio, and/or optical navigation techniques
Experience in strategic missile guidance and implementation of guidance algorithms
Experience in trajectory optimization, non-linear control, and/or adaptive/autonomous flight control systems
Experience with optimal state estimation filters (e.g. Kalman)
Knowledge of machine learning applications for adaptive flight control
Demonstrated proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, and/or other tools for GN&C simulation and development
Demonstrated knowledge of aerodynamic modeling, flight mechanics, missile/re-entry vehicle dynamics
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing, embedded control systems, and real-time software integration
Experience in software version control system (i.e. Git) and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices
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 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