Principal / Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available | CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No | CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret | TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (Emerging Capabilities Development) in Woodland Hills, CA is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer for model-based navigation software design. Position is contingent upon funding/contract award. Full-time on-site.

What You'll Get To Do

• Analyze navigation performance in laboratory and flight test scenarios
• Work with a team of navigation and timing experts to advance state-of-the-art navigation systems
• Develop and implement advanced navigation algorithms and software
• Communicate status, issues, and results to program management and customers
• Present findings to internal and external groups; represent NG at technical conferences

Basic Qualifications

Principal: BS in STEM + 5 years OR MS + 3 years OR PhD + 1 year Senior Principal: BS in STEM + 8 years OR MS + 6 years OR PhD + 4 years

• Experience implementing sensor fusion (IMU, GPS, barometers) for navigation systems
• Experience implementing EKF, UKF, Particle Filtering for position/velocity/attitude determination
• Experience with noise modeling/covariance tuning and INS data analysis
• Hands-on experience with accelerometers, gyroscopes, and barometers
• US Citizenship; ability to obtain US Government Secret clearance
• Full-time on-site in Woodland Hills, CA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with M-code signal processing and military navigation modernization
• Familiarity with Timing and Distributed Clock Algorithms
• Experience with satellite acquisition, tracking, and receiver measurement formation

Primary Salary Range: $114,000-$171,000/year Senior Principal Salary Range: $142,200-$213,400/year