US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

**Description**

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our worlds biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, youll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Systems Flight Test Engineer. This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

**What You** **** **ll Get To Do:**

Position will perform flight test planning, integration, and development of processes, tools, and documentation in support of the Sentinel ICBM.

Tasks include the development/modification of post-flight analysis tools, verification and validation of algorithms, flight test data analysis, telemetry processing, weapon system accuracy assessment, requirements analysis, design, development and integration. Candidate should be knowledgeable in one or more of the following areas: orbital mechanics, flight dynamics, aerodynamics, statistical mathematics, flight control, guidance and navigation, hypersonic reentry dynamics, and Kalman filtering and estimation.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

**You** **** **ll Bring These Qualifications:**

- 2+ years of related work experience with a Bachelors degree; 0 years related experience with a Masters degree. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

- US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years)

- Programming knowledge in **one or more** of the following languages: Python, Matlab, C++, Fortran

**These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:**

- Bachelors degree or higher in Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, Physics

- US Citizenship with an Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years)

- Experience working with ICBMs and in depth understanding of Vandenberg AFB Western Test Range, instrumentation, safety, and post-flight analysis.

- Work experience in ICBM flight dynamics, targeting, orbital mechanics, reentry dynamics

- Work experience in 6-Degrees of Freedom Simulations

- Work experience using Python, Matlab, C++, or Fortran

- Good interpersonal skills working in a team environment and with customer.

\#GBSDintandtest

Salary Range: $64,600.00 - $97,000.00

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.