Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level)

Description

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Guidance Navigation Control Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Engineering organization. This role is located in Emerado, ND.

In this role, you will serve as a Mission Plan Analysis engineer to support the High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs. Your primary task will be flight plan mission analysis.

Essential Functions include the following:

• Flight plan mission analysis for the HALE program using 6 Degree Of Freedom (6DOF) simulation and various UAV route analysis tools
• Work with mission planners to develop UAV routing
• Technical spokesman for mission analysis with customers, including preparation and presentation of technical briefings
• Multi-disciplinary knowledge to direct or mentor subordinate personnel on HALE mission profiles
• Support proposal preparation efforts and new project activities, including responsibility for project technical aspects, cost, schedule, and reviews
• Executing excellent communication, analysis and problem solving skills in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

This position can be filled at either the Engineer or Principal Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications at the Engineer Level:

• Must have a Bachelors of Science in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field with at least 2 years of related military / professional experience OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with at least some related academic experience

Basic Qualifications at the Principal Engineer Level:

• Must have a Bachelors of Science in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field with at least 5 years of related military / professional experience OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with at least 3 years of related military / professional experience, OR a Ph.D. and at least 1 year of related military / professional experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Flight test experience
• Pilot experience
• Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics
• Active DoD Secret security clearance or higher
• Knowledge of GIS Software and GIS techniques
• Knowledge of Relational Databases (such as MSSQL or MySQL)
• Proficiency with MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Python
• Knowledge of flight sciences, control law development, and control system analysis