Staff Navigation Systems Engineer

About the role

The Staff Navigation Systems Engineer will architect and guide the implementation of cutting-edge navigation algorithms, software, and system integrations. They will define and execute the technical roadmap for navigation-performance analysis across lab and flight-test environments. This role will also involve owning communication channels with program leadership, external customers, and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Arcitect and guide the implementation of cutting-edge navigation algorithms, software, and system integrations.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for navigation-performance analysis across lab and flight-test environments.
• Own communication channels with program leadership, external customers, and cross-functional partners.
• Champion collaborations with internal and external experts to pioneer next-generation navigation and timing technologies.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of navigation and timing specialists in a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Represent Northrop Grumman at premier technical conferences, industry working groups, and customer briefings.
• Mentor emerging talent and drive best-practice adoption across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM discipline with 12 years of Engineering experience; 3 years of Engineering experience with Masters in STEM discipline with 10 years of Engineering experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 8 years of Engineering experience.
• Expertise in Sensor Fusion for Navigation Systems using IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors.
• Expertise in advanced state-estimation algorithms such as Extended Kalman Filtering, Unscented Kalman Filtering, Particle Filtering.
• Expertise in INS (Inertial Navigation System) mechanizations.
• Expertise in Embedded INS/GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation systems.
• Expertise in multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
• Expertise in noise modeling and covariance tuning.
• Expertise in state estimation for position, velocity, and attitude determination.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.

Skills

• Familiarity with Assured Position Navigation & Timing (APNT) solutions for GPS Denied Environments.
• Familiarity of signal selection, acquisition and tracking, Position, Velocity, and Time (PVT) calculation, data demodulation, signal correction.
• Familiarity with algorithm development for satellite acquisition, tracking, and receiver measurement formation.
• Familiarity with military navigation modernization particularly M-code signal processing and capabilities.
• Familiarity with design of tracking loops, including characterization of platform dynamics, environmental/interference effects.
• Familiarity with Timing and Distributed Clock Algorithms.

Benefits

• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00

Schedule

Full-time onsite in Woodland Hills, CA