Senior Principal GNC Engineer for Autonomous Aircraft
northrop grummanEl Segundo (CA)
Senior Principal GNC Engineer for Autonomous Aircraft
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northrop grummanEl Segundo (CA)
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About the role
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Engineer – Guidance Navigation Controls to advance flight control algorithms for autonomous air vehicles. The role requires producing robust GNC software, simulations, and analysis across ground and flight tests. You will work with MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, and autocoding tools, evaluating system performance and supporting design reviews; relocation may be available and a Secret clearance is required.
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