Calling all GN&C Engineering Professionals

4 weeks ago


Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company that provides innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. Our company is committed to delivering exceptional value to our customers and stakeholders through our expertise in space systems, cybersecurity, and advanced technologies.

Job Summary

We are seeking highly motivated and experienced Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) engineers to join our team. As a GNC engineer at Northrop Grumman, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects, from designing and developing spacecraft systems to testing and validating our products.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, analyze, and tune spacecraft attitude and position control loops using time and frequency domain techniques
  • Design, analyze, and tune sequential filters (e.g. Kalman filters) for attitude determination and relative navigation
  • Design, develop, test, and verify flight algorithms for the GNC subsystem and support flight software qualification testing
  • Analyze and test the spacecraft GNC subsystem performance using simulations and other analytic tools
  • Perform analysis to support early design phase concept development, including actuator sizing and placement, sensor selection and placement, attitude and position guidance, rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking analyses, and predicted performance assessments
  • Develop simulation models for sensors (e.g. star tracker, rate gyro, accelerometer, GPS, magnetometer, sun sensors), actuators (e.g. reaction wheel, torque bar, thruster, CMG), system dynamics (e.g. rigid body, multi-body, orbit mechanics, flexible models, propellant slosh), and the space environment (e.g. atmospheric, solar radiation pressure, third-body gravity, geopotential)
Requirements
  • Staff Level: BS Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Math with at least 14 years of professional experience (12 years with Masters, or 9 years with Ph.D)
  • Sr. Principal Level: BS Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Math with at least 9 years of professional experience (7 years with Masters, or 4 years with Ph.D)
  • Principal Level: BS Degree in Engineering, Physics, or Math with at least 5 years of professional experience (3 years with Masters, or 0 years with Ph.D)
  • Active Top Secret clearance (SCI preferred)
Preferred Qualifications
  • MS or PhD degree in engineering, physics, or math
  • Minimum overall GPA of 3.25
  • Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++
  • Experience in spacecraft GNC subsystem design, analysis, and testing
  • Experience implementing GNC algorithms on embedded systems
  • Prior work experience in related field
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office suite, version control tools such as SVN or Git
  • Experience with Model Based Systems engineering, digital transformation tools such as the Atlassian suite
  • Previous/current membership or leadership roles in professional groups, clubs, or extracurricular activities is desired
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
What We Offer

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), educational assistance, life insurance, employee assistance programs, paid time off, health and wellness resources, employee discounts, and flexible schedules.



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