Consulting GPS Receiver Principal Investigator

Requisition ID: R10163643

• Location: Woodland Hills, 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

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. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future.

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 innovative technological capabilities across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

We are looking for you to join our team as a GPS Receiver Principal Investigator based out of Woodland Hills, CA. As a GPS Receiver Principal Investigator at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of innovation.

What You’ll get to Do:

The Future Positioning Navigation Timing Systems (FPNTS) team at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for a senior technical leader to join our team as a GPS Receiver Principal Investigator.

• 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
• Communicate 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
• Work in close collaboration with Government R&D organizations such as DARPA, AFRL, ONR, and Army labs
• Work with a team of navigation and timing experts in a team-based collaborative environment
• Apply your research and development skills to architect real-world products and capabilities
• Work with leading-edge Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems for GPS, GNSS, and other cooperative signals
• Shape next generation mission applications like autonomous navigation, distributed sensing, and sensor fusion
• Present your ideas to internal and external groups; lead proposal activities; and represent Northrop Grumman at technical conferences and working groups

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
• Exposure to requirements specification and interface control documents (ICD) for GPS-153/RS-232, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in a technical lead role for a GPS product.
• 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
• Demonstrated experience in architecting, developing, and integrating real-time embedded software for GPS Receivers
• Expert knowledge of signal selection, acquisition and tracking, Position, Velocity, and Time (PVT) calculation

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).

This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance within a timeframe acceptable to management as well as contract award.

Salary Range: $203,300 - $304,900

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers.

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