Sentinel - Principal​/Sr Principal Systems Engineer; GN&C

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Principal /
Sr. Principal
Guidance, Navigation, and Control 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. This position is located in Roy, UT
.

• 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.

• 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.

• 8 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience with master’s degree, 4 years of experience with PhD. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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 need
• 6+ years’ experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft applications
• Experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and Object-Oriented Programming design
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative & dynamic team-based environment

• 6 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 4 years of experience with master’s degree, 1 years of experience with PhD. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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 need
• 4+ years’ experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft applications
• Experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and Object-Oriented Programming design
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative & dynamic team-based environment

• Master's or PhD Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• DoD Top Secret Clearance
• Experience in sensor navigation, including inertial, radio, and/or optical navigation techniques
• Experience in strategic missile guidance and implementation of guidance algorithms
• Ex…