Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: San Diego
Posted on: March 13, 2025
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10177935
- 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: -3At 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 Aeronautics
Systems RQ-4 Global Hawk Program seeks a Principal or Sr. Principal
Navigation Engineer to support the Air Vehicle Avionics Navigation
team in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The group is responsible for vehicle
flight control and safety. This position has an emphasis on the
Navigation subsystem. -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 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 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 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. This position can be filled at either the Principal
Engineer or Sr Principal Engineer level. Basic
Qualifications:---Basic qualifications for a Principal Engineer
Guidance Navigation Control include a Bachelor's in Science,
Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of
experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience,
or a PhD Degree with no experience---Basic qualifications for a Sr.
Principal Engineer Guidance Navigation Control include a Bachelor's
in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8
years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of
experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years of experience.--- 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: -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: $110,300 - $165,500Salary Range 2:
$137,400 - $206,000The 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 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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