Gilbert, Arizona, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Guidance Navigation and Control, Attitude Determination and Control System
Gilbert, Arizona, United States · On-site
$92k–$171k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…
Skills: Guidance Navigation Control, MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Kalman Filters
Chantilly, Virginia, United States · On-site
$114k–$213k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to …
Skills: Agile Product Ownership, CAM, EVM, Software Development, Satellite Operations
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$114k–$171k/yr
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Skills: Cybersecurity Analysis, Risk Management Framework, System Auditing, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Certification Testing
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Skills: Course Development, Training Standardization, SME Integration, Instructional Design, Technical Training
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$76k–$144k/yr
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Skills: Windows 11, Troubleshooting, Active Directory, Microsoft Intune, SCCM
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$92k–$138k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: Electrical Systems Engineering, Command & Data Handling, FPGA Development, Hardware Troubleshooting, Requirement Analysis
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: Electrical Systems Engineering, Command & Data Handling, FPGA Development, Hardware Troubleshooting, Requirements Analysis
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$173k–$329k/yr
Date Posted: 2026-07-13 Country: United States of America Location: US-VA-DULLES-710 ~ 22110 Pacific Blvd ~ BLDG 10 Position Role Type: Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: Active and tra…
Skills: Systems Architecture, MBSE, Modeling & Simulation, Agile Methodology, Requirements Development
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$99k–$206k/yr
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Skills: Cyber Defense Analysis, Network Traffic Analysis, Incident Response, Packet Analysis, Intrusion Detection
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: Electrical Systems Engineering, Command & Data Handling, FPGA Development, Hardware Troubleshooting, Requirement Analysis
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$92k–$138k/yr
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
Skills: Electrical Engineering, Command & Data Handling, FPGA Development, Hardware Troubleshooting, Requirements Analysis
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber…
Skills: Linux Systems Engineering, Policy-Based Routing, SaltStack, VPN Engineering, Kernel Performance Tuning
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$114k–$171k/yr
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Skills: Cybersecurity Analysis, Risk Management Framework, System Auditing, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Certification Testing
Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$122k–$253k/yr
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Skills: SIGINT Collection, TS/SCI Clearance, Full Scope Polygraph, SIGINT Equipment, Tactical Air SIGINT
Arlington, Virginia, United States · Hybrid
$99k–$206k/yr
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Skills: Cyber Incident Management, Cybersecurity Operations, Incident Response, NIST 800-62, FISMA Standards
Arlington, Virginia, United States · Hybrid
$77k–$163k/yr
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Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$99k–$206k/yr
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Skills: SIGINT Collection, TS/SCI Clearance, FSP Polygraph, Ground SIGINT, Air SIGINT
Arlington, Virginia, United States · On-site
$99k–$206k/yr
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Dulles, Virginia, United States · On-site
$173k–$211k/yr
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Gilbert, Arizona, United States • On-site
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Design, analyze, and tune spacecraft attitude and position control loops and relative guidance solutions for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations. Develop simulation models for sensors, actuators, and system dynamics while documenting and presenting results to customers.
Requires a Bachelor's degree with 2-5 years of experience (depending on level) and an active TS/SCI security clearance. Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and C/C++ is required for GNC subsystem design and testing.
Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) Engineering Analyst – Level 2 or 3 located in either Dulles, VA, Redondo Beach, CA, or Gilbert, AZ locations, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
The GNC team designs, builds, and tests spacecraft subsystems for a mix of DoD, NASA, and commercial customers. We are leaders in innovative solutions to the rapidly growing/evolving fields of space based autonomous rendezvous and docking and rapid design/production of small satellites.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
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)
Design, analyze, and tune sequential filters (e.g. Kalman filters) for attitude determination and relative navigation
Analyze and test the spacecraft GNC subsystem performance using simulations and other analytic tools
Perform analysis to support early design phase concept development including actuator sizing and placement, sensor selection and placement, attitude and position guidance, rendezvous, proximity operations and docking analyses, and predicted performance assessments
Develop simulation models for sensors (e.g. star tracker, rate gyro, accelerometer, GPS, magnetometer, sun sensors), actuators (e.g. reaction wheel, torque bar, thruster, CMG), system dynamics (e.g. rigid body, multi-body, orbit mechanics, flexible models, propellant slosh), and the space environment (e.g. atmospheric, solar radiation pressure, third-body gravity, geopotential)
Communication is a key element of your role and all GNC engineers are expected to:
Apply engineering principles, industry standards, company process, and knowledge of vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, propulsion, classical/modern control, and estimation theory to perform tasks to advanced program/project goals
Document designs, analysis, and test results and create presentation materials
Present designs, analysis, and test results to internal and external customers
Work well within small- to medium-sized groups
Other duties as assigned
This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.
This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3.
Basic Qualifications for Level 2:
Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience
Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret with SCI [TS/SCI] security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
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)
Basic Qualifications for Level 3:
Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience
Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret with SCI [TS/SCI] security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
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)
Preferred Qualifications:
MS or PhD in engineering, physics, or math
Experience with version control tools such as SVN or Git
Experience implementing spacecraft GNC algorithms on embedded systems
Strong technical fundamentals in the areas of spacecraft attitude and orbit dynamics, navigation filtering and/or control systems design
Experience with on-orbit space vehicle operations, commanding, debugging, and use of flight telemetry to track performance metrics
Experience with Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) algorithms, practices and planning strategies
Experience with performing spacecraft GNC design, analysis, Hardware (HW) and Integration & Test (I&T), or flight operations.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Previous/current membership or leadership roles in professional groups, clubs, or extracurricular activities are desired
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Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc. is a company based out of 12011 Sunset Hills Rd, Reston, Virginia, United States.
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