RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Modeling Simulation & Analysis Engineer

The Engineer/Principal GNC Engineer will design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation toolchains. The candidate should have extensive experience with missile flight dynamics, autopilot and guidance design and implementation into the missile flight code. Ability to integrate algorithms seamlessly into the vehicle's flight software and collaborate with software and hardware teams. The candidate should have experience with various trajectory optimization software and tools and be able to interpret vehicle trajectory results.  Capable of modifying or writing new scripts to capture customers’ requirements for measuring vehicle performance.

This position may be offered at the Principal Engineer GNC Level 3 or Sr. Principal Engineer GNC Level 4.

Principal Engineer GNC Level 3 - 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD

Basic Qualifications:

Design, develop, and validate modeling and simulation frameworks for aerospace vehicles and components, ensuring accuracy and performance in various operational scenarios.Knowledge of how performance metrics are used to evaluate missile systems Enhance simulation fidelity and incorporate advanced modeling techniques to support system analysis and decision-makingConduct rigorous testing and evaluation of simulation models – identify and resolve discrepancies between simulated and real-world performance metrics. Gather, post process, and analyze vast amounts of complex dataVerify and validate performance results to ensure the simulation match intended resultsProficiency in Object Oriented Programming with a focus on C++, and experience in scripting with Bash, Python, and Matlab, as well as utilizing job schedulers like SLURM or PBSMust have active and current Secret Clearance upon application.Travel 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with GNC algorithms for hypersonic missilesExperience with IR discrimination and trackingCreate CI/CD Pipelines – able to automate simulation runs and post processingExperience running 6DOF/3DOF simulations on HPC cluster for modeling vehicle trajectory and performanceFamiliarity with state estimation and state propagation techniques

Sr. Principal Engineer GNC Level 4. 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD

Basic Qualifications:

Design, develop, and validate modeling and simulation frameworks for aerospace vehicles and components, ensuring accuracy and performance in various operational scenarios.Knowledge of how performance metrics are used to evaluate missile systems Enhance simulation fidelity and incorporate advanced modeling techniques to support system analysis and decision-makingConduct rigorous testing and evaluation of simulation models – identify and resolve discrepancies between simulated and real-world performance metrics. Gather, post process, and analyze vast amounts of complex dataVerify and validate performance results to ensure the simulation match intended resultsProficiency in Object Oriented Programming with a focus on C++, and experience in scripting with Bash, Python, and Matlab, as well as utilizing job schedulers like SLURM or PBSMust have active and current Secret Clearance upon application.Travel 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with GNC algorithms for hypersonic missilesExperience with IR discrimination and trackingCreate CI/CD Pipelines – able to automate simulation runs and post processingExperience running 6DOF/3DOF simulations on HPC cluster for modeling vehicle trajectory and performanceFamiliarity with state estimation and state propagation techniques

Primary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.