Northrop Grumman
Principal or Sr Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control - R10211000
Northrop Grumman, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Principal or Senior Principal Engineer Guidance, Navigation, & Control
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history – from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work – and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.
Location options:
San Diego, El Segundo, or Palmdale, CA.
The selected candidate will work in a multi-disciplinary team environment to design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) of aircraft. Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities and stability margin requirements, both on ground and in flight. Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments. Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience, a Master’s Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with no experience
Excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems
Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics
Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Active / in-scope DoD Secret Clearance
Senior Principal Engineer Basic Qualifications
Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8 years of experience, a Master’s Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years of experience.
Excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems
Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics
Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Active / in-scope DoD Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications
Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink
Experience designing control laws for fixed wing aircraft and performing handling qualities analysis
Working knowledge of MIL-STD-1797 flying qualities requirements
Active / in-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance
Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit
http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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Location options:
San Diego, El Segundo, or Palmdale, CA.
The selected candidate will work in a multi-disciplinary team environment to design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) of aircraft. Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities and stability margin requirements, both on ground and in flight. Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments. Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience, a Master’s Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with no experience
Excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems
Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics
Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Active / in-scope DoD Secret Clearance
Senior Principal Engineer Basic Qualifications
Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8 years of experience, a Master’s Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years of experience.
Excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills
Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems
Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics
Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Active / in-scope DoD Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications
Proficient in MATLAB/Simulink
Experience designing control laws for fixed wing aircraft and performing handling qualities analysis
Working knowledge of MIL-STD-1797 flying qualities requirements
Active / in-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance
Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit
http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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