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Northrop Grumman (Corporate)

Sentinel - Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) - 14846*

Northrop Grumman (Corporate), Manhattan Beach, California, United States, 90266

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Principal Engineer - Guidance Navigation And Control

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer - Guidance Navigation and Control. This position will be located in Roy, Utah or Manhattan Beach, California and will support the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. What Youll Get To Do: The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer to join the team supporting activities including flight simulator development, GNC algorithm development and implementation, "test as you fly" test development, model verification and validation, and requirements validation. Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following: 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. Youll Bring These Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of relevant experience, 3 years of experience with a Master's degree 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 the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs Experience with requirements management/analysis/allocations These Qualifications Would Be Nice To Have: Active Top-Secret Clearance Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS Experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, MagicDraw (No Magic, Inc.) or other architecture modeling tools Experience with SysML, UML, or other modeling languages Experience using tools to model large systems with multiple developers Experience in Software and/or Hardware design Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents Position Benefits As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 401k Educational Assistance Life Insurance Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions Paid Time Off Health & Wellness Resources Employee Discounts This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $165,500.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, 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. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. 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

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U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.