Line Of Sight Systems Engineer / Principal Line Of Sight Systems Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Azusa
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

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 Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman in Azusa, CA specializes in Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) space programs that delivers timely, reliable and accurate missile warning and infrared surveillance information to key decision makers. The programs enhance global missile launch detection capability, support the nation's missile defense system, expand the country's technical intelligence gathering capacity and bolster situational awareness for warfighters on the battlefield.Northrop Grumman in Azusa, CA needs qualified system engineers (Level 2 or Principal level 3) with an emphasis in dynamics and control to fill Line-of-Sight (LOS) system performance analyst needs on OPIR programs. Northrop Grumman has many payloads in different stages of their life including proposal and design, requirements and verification, ground testing and calibration, launch and on-orbit testing and calibration, and sustainment and anomaly resolution. LOS analysts will support system design, pointing and control mechanism calibration and trending, ground and orbital system test data analysis, test design, anomaly resolution support, tool development, and requirements/performance capability sell-off for OPIR programs. Work may include payload design, payload and space vehicle integration and test, analyzing LOS calibration system performance for on-orbit payloads as well as in support of flight readiness test activities for payload and ground systems. Ideal candidate will have a technical understanding of LOS calibration techniques such as mechanical and optical misalignment compensation in a space environment, calibration errors associated with gyros, IMUs, and optical encoders, understanding of orbital mechanics and commonly used orbital reference frames and time systems; a working knowledge of Kalman filtering and least squares estimation techniques is strongly desired.Basic Qualifications: Level 2

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field & 2+ or more years of relevant work experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field
• Professional or coursework experience in the area of guidance, navigation, and control or orbital mechanics.
• Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to obtain & maintain DoD Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)Basic Qualifications: Level 3- Principal
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field & 5+ years of relevant technical work experience. , OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field & 3+ years or relevant technical work experience
  • Professional or coursework experience in the area of guidance, navigation, and control or orbital mechanics.
  • Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills.
  • Ability to obtain & maintain DoD Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)Preferred Qualifications:
    • Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) with a concentration in guidance, navigation, and control.
    • Knowledge of or experience with OPIR programs.
    • Proficiency with Mathworks MATLAB.
    • Experience with typical electro-optical pointing hardware such as encoders, resolvers, inertial measurement units, motors, as well as pointing and control flight software constructs such as onboard attitude propagation and calibration, motor control, and anomaly, diagnostic, and resolution applications.
    • Technical understanding in LOS calibration techniques and working knowledge of Kalman filtering and least squares estimation techniques.
    • Proficiency in MATLAB and object oriented programming.
    • Understanding of payload operations in relation to OPIR.
    • Familiarity with commonly used tools in both MS Windows & Unix environments.
    • Active & current DoD Secret and SCI Clearance. Salary Range: $82,400 USD - $123,600 USD Salary Range 2: $101,400 USD - $152,200 USD Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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