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Northrop Grumman

Mid-Career TS-Cleared Guidance Navigation Control Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineer designing spacecraft guidance solutions at Northrop Grumman. Engaging in innovative aerospace engineering for DoD and NASA projects.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeDulles • Arizona, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $98,400 - $171,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, analyze, and tune spacecraft attitude and position control loops using time and frequency domain techniques
  • Design and analyze relative guidance solutions for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO)
  • Document designs, analysis, and test results and create presentation materials
  • Present designs, analysis, and test results to internal and external customers

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Requires an active / current U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret (TS) security clearance at time of application
  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant engineering experience or Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant engineering experience or PhD with 1 year of relevant engineering experience
  • Experience developing software in MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++
  • Experience in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) subsystem design, analysis, and testing; can include Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools
MATLABSimulinkCC++Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC)Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS)spacecraft attitude controlposition controltime domain techniquesfrequency domain techniques
Soft Skills
documentationpresentation skillsanalysiscustomer communication
Certifications
U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret (TS) security clearance