Staff Systems Engineer – GN&C

Northrop Grumman

. Participate in engineering review boards, technical interchange meetings and critical milestone reviews.

Posted 4/4/2026full-timeRoy • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $169,000 - $253,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participate in engineering review boards, technical interchange meetings and critical milestone reviews.
Contribute to planning, determining resource requirements and IMS development.
Determine and report incremental performance improvements.
Respond to analysis package requests.
Perform trajectory assessment and flight analyses.
Gather and analyze the mission requirements to ensure mission objectives and constraints are met.
Collaborate with a team of GN&C engineers in an Agile environment to meet critical milestones.
Develop and analyze GNC algorithms (Guidance, Navigation, Autopilot).
Develop and integrate vehicle navigation algorithms into 6 degree of freedom (6dof) simulations.
Develop, verify, and validate complex 6 degree of freedom vehicle models.
Model missile components such has inertial measurement units (IMU) and thrust vector control (TVC) systems.
Use C++ and MATLAB and Object-Oriented design.
Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, and development stages, utilizing (M&S) tools systems for safety and mission critical analysis.
Work with the GN&C Flight Software Team to automatically generate code from high-level specifications or models, ensuring consistency and reducing manual errors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12 years of experience with a Bachelors degree; 10 years of experience with a Masters degree or 8 years of experience with PhD.
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
6 years demonstrated experience in the area of guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft.
6 years demonstrated experience coding in a higher-level programming language (C, C++, MATLAB /Simulink, etc.)
4 years experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.
6 years experience in developing GNC algorithms (Guidance, Navigation, Autopilot).
6 years experience with Agile Development with DoDAF standards and methods.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++MATLABObject-Oriented designGNC algorithms6 degree of freedom simulationstrajectory assessmentflight analysesmodeling missile componentscoding in higher-level programming languagesfull software lifecycle

Soft Skills

collaborationplanninganalysiscommunicationproblem-solvingteamworkcritical thinkingresource managementleadershipinterpersonal skills

Certifications

DoD Secret Clearance