Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Escondido, CA, USA |
| Salary | $110300 – $206000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s 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 for Principal Engineer
- Bachelor’s 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 for Sr. Principal Engineer
- SW Tools: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project, Visio), Matlab
- General understanding of the GPS system and how it works
- General understanding of inertial sensors and how they work
Responsibilities
- Navigation subsystem lab testing
- Flight test support
- Anomaly resolution
- Supplier management
- Technical planning
- System integration
- Verification and validation
- Cost and risk analysis
- Supportability and effectiveness analyses
- Functional analysis
- Timeline analysis
- Detailed trade studies
- Requirements allocation
- Interface definition studies
Preferred Qualifications
- MS degree in STEM preferred
- Clearance Level: TS or ability to obtain a TS
- Some experience in Flight Test
- Some experience in Supplier management
- Good understanding of GPS system, GPS Signal in Space characteristics, DGPS systems, inertial sensors, GPS/INS tightly coupled Kalman filters, GPS receiver design
- Some experience in Requirements development
- Some experience in Requirements verification testing
- Some experience with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, multi-meters)