Staff Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer Jobs

  • Category: IT Engineer & Developer Jobs
  • Location: Melbourne, Florida
  • Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
  • Salary: Estimated: $ 25K to 35K
  • Published on: 2025/09/21

Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 12 years of relevant engineering experience ; OR Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 10 years of relevant engineering experience
Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft dynamics
Knowledge of fly-by-wire control systems
Experience in system engineering requirement definition, verification, and validation
Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop responses
Experience creating certification test procedures and test cases
Working knowledge of autopilot and autothrottle capabilities into Vehicle Management Systems
Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data
Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems
Experience using Model Based System Engineering tools
Familiarity with programming (C/C++, Python)
Benefits
This position is fully onsite with no remote work available
Salary Range: $147,700 - $221,500
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
Responsibilities
Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Lead the Guidance, Navigation, and Control system engineering requirement maturation
Lead the integration of autopilot and autothrottle capabilities into the Vehicle Management System
Lead subsystem level certification activities
Job description
Requisition ID: R101845+3
• Category: Engineering
• Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available 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.
Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems s hiring a Staff Guidance Navigation and Controls Engineer to join our Vehicle Engineering team of qualified, diverse individuals in Melbourne, Florida. This position is fully onsite with no remote work available.

Responsibilities may include
• Lead the Guidance, Navigation, and Control system engineering requirement maturation
• Lead the integration of autopilot and autothrottle capabilities into the Vehicle Management System
• Lead subsystem level certification activities

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 12 years of relevant engineering experience ; OR Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 10 years of relevant engineering experience
• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
• Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft dynamics
• Knowledge of fly-by-wire control systems
• Experience in system engineering requirement definition, verification, and validation
• Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop responses
• Experience creating certification test procedures and test cases
• Working knowledge of autopilot and autothrottle capabilities into Vehicle Management Systems
• Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data.
• Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems.
• Experience using Model Based System Engineering tools
• Familiarity with programming (C/C++, Python)

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience developing and integrating autopilot and autothrottle capabilities into Vehicle Management Systems
• Experience with Flight Management Systems, including RNAV
• Experience using CAMEO to create system requirement models
• Experience using System Composer to create software architecture
• Experience with MIL-STD-17+7B
• Experience with AS+4+00 or MIL-STD-+4+0
• Experience with DO-178C
• Experience for Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Active DoD secret clearance
Salary Range: $147,700 - $221,500
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 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, ****** 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.


Company Name: Northrop Grumman

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