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dd>TYPE: SAPdd>TYPE: SAPdd>TYPE: SAP/dt>SAP 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. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is hiring a Principal or Senior Principal Guidance Navigation and Controls (GNC) Engineer to join our Vehicle Engineering team of qualified, diverse individuals in Melbourne, Florida . Responsibilities may include: Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform GNC of manned aircraft Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities and stability margin requirements, both on ground and in flight Develop system and software

nd software requirements:for GNC features and support requirement verification through test procedure development, lab testing and reporting Design pilot relief autopilot and associated logic functions Develop air vehicle system linear and non linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware in the loop simulation environments Define and execute performance and flying qualities analysis Support pilot in the loop simulation handling qualities testing Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities Utilize excellent communication skills to report program milestones, technical approaches, and findings to GNC as well as program management This role can be filled as a Principal Engineer (level 3) or Sr Principal Engineer (level 4) depending on the

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Qualifications: Principal Engineer Level: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of relevant

experience; OR Master of Science (MS) degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of relevant engineering and/or lab

Experience:Sr. Principal Engineer Level: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 6 years of relevant

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experience or PhD with 4 years of relevant engineering and/or lab

experience Knowledge of fixed wing aircraft flight dynamics

Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems

Experience analyzing non linear simulations of aircraft closed loop dynamics

Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data Must have an active DoD Secret or higher

clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)

clearance prior to the commencement of employment

Preferred

Qualifications:

Experience designing control laws for piloted fixed wing aircraft, performing handling qualities analyses, and pilot in loop evaluations

Experience with control design and analysis processes including the development of the control laws, and hardware/software

requirements for air vehicles

Experience designing, developing, and implementing flight software algorithms to support GNC functions for air vehicles

Experience designing, developing, and implementing simulation software to test and verify mission

requirements for air vehicles

Experience with navigation functions including the statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality

Experience with guidance functions including the formulation of specific equations to achieve a desired position, orientation, or trajectory Working knowledge of MIL STD 1797 flying qualities

requirements

Experience creating and executing requirement verification test procedures

Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems C/C and/or Python Programming

Skills Primary Level

salary:Range: $92,600.00 $139,000.00 Secondary Level

ondary Levelondary Levelondary LevelSalary Range: $114,900.00 $172,300.00 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.

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