TYPE: SecretTYPE: Secret>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. Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. Autopilot / Guidance Engineer The Principal Engineer / Sr. Principal Engineer will design, develop, implement, verify, and test high quality software and simulation toolchains. The candidate will be working on a 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation to design and test missile flight code. The applicant will be creating and implementing 6DoF simulation models to evaluate system performance. The candidate should have extensive

e extensivee extensive Experience:with missile flight dynamics, autopilot and guidance design and implementation into the missile flight code. The candidate should have a strong background in autopilot design/development and be able to mentor early career engineers. 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

th PhD Basicth PhD Basicth PhD Basicth PhD Basicth PhD Basicth PhD Basic Qualifications:

Experience designing, tuning, implementing, and testing guidance algorithms and autopilot parameters for guided missiles and/or interceptors. Previous

experience in designing, implementing, and testing missile autopilot systems. Including exposure to multiple control system schemes for guided missiles and linear stability analysis. Strong understanding of missile control systems, including classical and modern control theory. Proficiency in creating and maintaining analysis tools in C , MATLAB and Python Proficiency in C development in a Linux environment Proficiency in MATLAB and Python toolchains Must have current and active Secret

Clearance at time of application

Travel 10% of the time

Preferred

Qualifications:

Experience working with GNC algorithms for hypersonic missiles

Experience with AEGIS weapon system

Experience with IR discrimination and tracking Familiarity with state estimation and state propagation techniques Sr. Principal Engineer GNC Level

8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD

Basic

Qualifications:

Experience designing, tuning, implementing, and testing guidance algorithms and autopilot parameters for guided missiles and/or interceptors. Previous

Clearance at time of application

Travel 10% of the time

Preferred

Qualifications:

Experience working with GNC algorithms for hypersonic missiles

Experience with AEGIS weapon system

Experience with IR discrimination and tracking Familiarity with state estimation and state propagation techniques Primary Level

salary:Range: $95,300.00 $142,900.00 Secondary Level

ondary Levelondary Levelondary LevelSalary 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.

Security Clearance

SECRET

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