Requisition ID: R10176651
Category: Engineering
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
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.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization 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 Mission Systems is seeking a Systems Modeling and Simulation Engineer Level 3/4 for the development and ongoing support of new and existing turbine generators used in surface ship and submarine propulsion and power generation systems for the US Navy based out of Sunnyvale, CA .
What You'll get to Do:
Our Sunnyvale site specializes in the development, manufacture, assembly and testing of propulsion and power generation systems for naval surface ships and submarines. The candidate selected will apply their skills to support current and future Navy Power & Propulsion development. Responsibilities include:
Analyzing control system performance and requirements using systems models
Modeling dynamic multi-physics systems from first principles; mechanical, electrical, magnetic
Use model reduction methods to simplify systems for control design
Perform linear systems analysis
Perform stability analysis
Build and parameterize uncertainty models
Develop nonlinear simulation models
Document work to share with engineering community and customer
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on the qualifications listed below:
Basic Qualifications for level 3:
Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 5 years relevant work experience; or Master's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 3 years of relevant experience; or Ph.D in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with no relevant work experience.
Must be familiar with modern control theory.
Required knowledge of frequency domain analysis.
Experience characterizing and analyzing system stability.
Experience with block diagrams and linear algebra.
Experience with grey-box model validation.
Proficiency with MATLAB coding and Simulink modeling.
Experience building state space models of multiphysical systems.
Experience with numerical methods for solving differential equations.
Must be a US citizen.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Basic Qualifications for level 4:
Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 8 years relevant work experience; or Master's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) discipline with 6 years relevant work experience; or Ph.D in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 3 years of relevant work experience.
Must be familiar with modern control theory.
Required knowledge of frequency domain analysis.
Experience characterizing and analyzing system stability.
Experience with block diagrams and linear algebra.
Experience with grey-box model validation.
Proficiency with MATLAB coding and Simulink modeling.
Experience building state space models of multiphysical systems.
Experience with numerical methods for solving differential equations.
Must be a US citizen.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Active Secret clearance.
Master's degree or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical, or a closely related engineering discipline.
Controller tuning experience on real machines
Experience with ModelCenter Integrate and Explore
Familiar with rotordynamic analysis
Familiar with FEA and super elements models
Familiar with electromagnetics
Experience designing weighting functions to meet operating criteria of large, MIMO systems
Performing robust control design
Salary Range: $107,300 - $160,900
Salary Range 2: $133,000 - $199,600
The 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.
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 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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
