Consulting Gps Receiver Principal Investigator - Woodland Hills, United States - Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman
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Woodland Hills, United States

3 weeks ago

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Description

Requisition ID:

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Category: Engineering

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Location: Woodland Hills, California, United States of America

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Clearance Type: Secret

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Telecommute: No

  • Teleworking not available for this position
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Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
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Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
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Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available


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 Emerging Capabilities Development organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences.

Our team is chartered with providing an innovative technological capabilities across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Come be a part of our mission


What You'll get to Do:


  • Development and evaluation of GPS receiver architectures and requirements
  • Provide technical guidance and monitoring for activities focused on simulation modeling and analysis of GPS receiver processing and performance
  • Characterization of GPS receiver performance in relevant environments
  • Analysis of GPS navigation performance in laboratory and flight test scenarios
  • Interface with
  • Communication of status, issues, and results with program management and customers.
  • Help shape technology strategy and lead roadmap development for the positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) research and development operating unit as well as proposal and capture strategy for critical programs.
  • Work in close collaboration with Government R&D organizations such as DARPA, AFRL, ONR, and Army labs to develop advanced navigation and timing technologies.
  • Work with a team of navigation and timing experts in a teambased collaborative environment dedicated to advancing the state of the art
  • Work with leadingedge Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems for GPS, GNSS, and other cooperative signals along with advanced signal processing techniques to define new product lines
  • Work with leadingedge navigation warfare (NavWar) systems, techniques, algorithms, and software to enhance mission success in contested environments.
  • Present your ideas to internal and external groups; lead proposal activities; and represent Northrop Grumman at technical conferences and working groups.
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Basic Qualifications:


  • Masters of Science in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 18 years of prior relevant experience, OR Ph.
D. in STEM discipline and a minimum of 15 years of prior relevant experience.

  • US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance

Systems Engineering focused skills:

  • Demonstrated experience with algorithm development for satellite acquisition, tracking, and receiver measurement formation
  • Demonstrated experience with design of GPS receiver tracking loops, including characterization of platform dynamics, environmental/interference effects, jamming mitigation techniques on GPS processing
  • Exposure to requirements specification and interface control documents (ICD) for GPS153/RS232,etc.
  • Demonstrated experience in a technical lead role for a GPS product or lead role for an integrated product team (IPT).
  • Hands-On experience with software defined Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers.

Embedded Software Engineering focused skills:

  • Demonstrated experience developing embedded software utilizing C, C++, Ada or related languages (typically 10+ years of experience)
  • Demonstrated experience in architecting, developing, and integrating real time embedded software for GPS Receivers, including on target Hardware
  • Demonstrated experience developing software using Green Hills Integrity Realtime Operating Systems, board support package (BSP), Green Hills Multi IDE and/or Wind River VxWorks RTOS/BSP for C/C++ or equivalent development tools

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Ph.
D.

in Aerospace Engineering or Electrical Engineering or any related field and a minimum of 15 years of prior relevant experience.


  • Working experience as a Team Lead, Technical Lead, and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) in fields of knowledge and expertise.
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