Principal / Sr Principal Guidance Navigation and Control – Gnc – Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Wayzata, MN, USA |
| Salary | $105400 – $196700 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems Engineering or a closely related field plus 5 years of relevant experience
- Master of Science degree in engineering discipline or closely related field of study plus 3 years of relevant experience
- Ph.D. in engineering discipline or closely related field of study plus 1 year of relevant experience
- U.S. Citizenship
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Experience in model development, requirements definition, GNC algorithm analysis and synthesis and familiarity with both modern and classical control design techniques
Responsibilities
- Designs, develops, implements, verifies and tests algorithms and software and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation and control of aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise and orbital insertion, as well as during staging events
- Navigation functions include the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality
- Guidance functions include the formulation of specific equations to achieve a desired position, orientation or orbit in space
- Control design and analyses processes consist of the development of the control laws and hardware and software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles and/or spacecraft.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hardware, field test and Defense/Aerospace domain experience is a plus.