Calling All Secret or Higher Gnc Engineering Pros! (space) Chandler

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Chandler, AZ +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Northrop Grumman is seeking mid-level and senior GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Controls) Engineers to design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation toolchains for advanced missile defense spacecraft and interceptors. The role involves working with 6DOF simulations to design and test missile flight code, evaluate system performance, and implement autopilot and guidance designs.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation toolchains
  2. Work on a 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) simulation to design and test missile flight code
  3. Work with 6DoF simulation models to evaluate system performance
  4. Experience with missile flight dynamics, autopilot and guidance design, and implementation into missile flight code
  5. Experience with various trajectory optimization software and tools

Skills

Required

  • GNC Engineering
  • Software development
  • Simulation toolchains
  • Missile flight dynamics
  • Autopilot and guidance design
  • Trajectory optimization

Nice to have

  • Relocation assistance

What the JD emphasized

  • Active Secret or higher US Government clearance (active and in scope)