Modeling Simulation & Analysis Engineer III Or IV

Modeling Simulation & Analysis Engineer

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.

The Engineer/Principal GNC Engineer will design, develop, implement, verify, and test high-quality software and simulation toolchains. The candidate should have extensive experience with missile flight dynamics, autopilot and guidance design and implementation into the missile flight code. Ability to integrate algorithms seamlessly into the vehicle's flight software and collaborate with software and hardware teams. The candidate should have experience with various trajectory optimization software and tools and be able to interpret vehicle trajectory results. Capable of modifying or writing new scripts to capture customers' requirements for measuring vehicle performance.

This position may be offered at the Principal Engineer GNC Level 3 or Sr. Principal Engineer GNC Level 4.

Principal Engineer GNC Level 3 - 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD

Basic Qualifications:

• Design, develop, and validate modeling and simulation frameworks for aerospace vehicles and components, ensuring accuracy and performance in various operational scenarios.
• Knowledge of how performance metrics are used to evaluate missile systems
• Enhance simulation fidelity and incorporate advanced modeling techniques to support system analysis and decision-making
• Conduct rigorous testing and evaluation of simulation models – identify and resolve discrepancies between simulated and real-world performance metrics. Gather, post process, and analyze vast amounts of complex data
• Verify and validate performance results to ensure the simulation match intended results
• Proficiency in Object Oriented Programming with a focus on C++, and experience in scripting with Bash, Python, and Matlab, as well as utilizing job schedulers like SLURM or PBS
• Must have active and current Secret Clearance upon application.
• Travel 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with GNC algorithms for hypersonic missiles
• Experience with IR discrimination and tracking
• Create CI/CD Pipelines – able to automate simulation runs and post processing
• Experience running 6DOF/3DOF simulations on HPC cluster for modeling vehicle trajectory and performance
• Familiarity with state estimation and state propagation techniques

Sr. Principal Engineer GNC Level 4. 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD

Basic Qualifications:

• Design, develop, and validate modeling and simulation frameworks for aerospace vehicles and components, ensuring accuracy and performance in various operational scenarios.
• Knowledge of how performance metrics are used to evaluate missile systems
• Enhance simulation fidelity and incorporate advanced modeling techniques to support system analysis and decision-making
• Conduct rigorous testing and evaluation of simulation models – identify and resolve discrepancies between simulated and real-world performance metrics. Gather, post process, and analyze vast amounts of complex data
• Verify and validate performance results to ensure the simulation match intended results
• Proficiency in Object Oriented Programming with a focus on C++, and experience in scripting with Bash, Python, and Matlab, as well as utilizing job schedulers like SLURM or PBS
• Must have active and current Secret Clearance upon application.
• Travel 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with GNC algorithms for hypersonic missiles
• Experience with IR discrimination and tracking
• Create CI/CD Pipelines – able to automate simulation runs and post processing
• Experience running 6DOF/3DOF simulations on HPC cluster for modeling vehicle trajectory and performance
• Familiarity with state estimation and state propagation techniques