Senior Staff Lead Engineer – GN&C

Northrop Grumman

Sr. Staff Engineer developing and implementing GN&C algorithms for missile flight simulation.

Posted 5/30/2026full-timeRoy • Alabama, California, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $166,500 - $249,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree of freedom missile flight simulator
Design and implement guidance, navigation, and control algorithms
Gain tuning and assessment of system stability
Develop software tools for analyzing GN&C performance
Conduct system assessments for performance against mission requirements
Perform GN&C system and accuracy analysis of flight tests, and root cause error analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

14 years with bachelor’s in relevant field of study, 12 years with master’s, 10 years with PhD
Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
10+ years’ experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft applications
8+ years’ experience in high level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and Object-Oriented Programming design
8+ years’ experience working in a highly collaborative & dynamic team-based environment

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

guidance algorithmsnavigation algorithmscontrol algorithmssystem stability assessmentGN&C performance analysisroot cause error analysisMATLABC++Object-Oriented Programmingflight test analysis

Soft Skills

collaborativedynamic team-based environment

Certifications

U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) approval