Staff Engineer Guidance Navigation Control
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: October 10, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10172895
- Category: -Engineering
- Location: San Diego, California, United States of America
- Clearance Type: -Secret
- Telecommute: -Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this
position
- Shift: -1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: -Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: -Relocation assistance may be
available
- Positions Available: -1 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. Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
is seeking a candidate to support the Vehicle Management System
(VMS) Hardware Avionics team as a member of the Navigation team. -
The VMS group is responsible for vehicle flight control and safety.
- This position will be located in San Diego, CA. This position has
an emphasis on the Navigation subsystem, with the expectation that
the candidate will grow as a member of the team and take on
additional subsystem duties over time. - General duties for the
candidate will include: - navigation subsystem lab testing, flight
test support, anomaly resolution, and supplier management, among
other duties. Members of the VMS team perform technical planning,
system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk
analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total
systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system
product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test,
installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Members of the
VMS team ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer
or product requirements into total systems solutions that
acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Members of
the VMS team also perform functional analysis, timeline analysis,
detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface
definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware
and software specifications. Basic Qualifications for a Staff
Engineer Guidance Navigation Control:
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math
(STEM)
- At least 12 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in
STEM, 10 years with Master's degree in STEM, 8 years with a PhD in
STEM.
- SW Tools: - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Project, Visio),
Matlab
- General understanding of the GPS system and how it works
- General understanding of inertial sensors and how they work
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree type: - MS degree in STEM
- Clearance Level: - Top Secret DoD Clearance (TS) or ability to
obtain a TS
- Flight Test experience: - Some experience
- Supplier management: - Some experience
- Good understanding of the GPS system, the GPS Signal in Space
characteristics, DGPS systems, inertial sensors, GPS/INS tightly
coupled Kalman filters, GPS receiver design
- Requirements development: - - Some experience
- Requirements verification testing: - Some experience
- Proficiency with test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal
generators, signal analyzers, multi-meters): - Some experience
Salary Range: $165,000 - $247,600
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.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and
retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S.
Citizenship is required for all positions with a government
clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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