Guidance Navigation and Control Engineer: Actuators – Level 3 or 4 – Space (Chandler)
Northrop Grumman
- Location
- United States-Arizona-Chandler
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
- Aug 24, 2026
About this role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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. 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, and Control Engineer: Actuators – Level 3 or Level 4 in Chandler, AZ , you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. Your Role and Impact: Develop and test actuators functionality and integration into larger system architectures, ensuring precise mission-critical performance. Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform guidance, navigation, and control for aircraft, spacecraft, submersibles, surface ships, missiles, launch vehicles, and upper stages during powered and coast phases of launch, flight, earth orbit, interplanetary cruise, orbital insertion, and staging events. Perform statistical processing of measured data points and their substitution into algorithms simulating physical reality for navigation functions. Formulate specific equations to achieve desired positions, orientations, or orbits in space for guidance functions. Develop control laws and hardware/software requirements for aircraft, launch vehicles, or spacecraft as part of control design and analysis processes. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, program, and customer teams to ensure mission success. Other duties as assigned. If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! This position can be filled at a Level 3 or Level 4.
Basic Qualifications
Level 3: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field with 5+ years of experience OR Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience OR Ph.D. with 0 years of experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance. Experience with actuators integration into system architectures for guidance, navigation, and control. Proficiency with statistical analysis tools or algorithms for navigation functions. Familiarity with control law design and performance testing. Level 4: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field with 9+ years of experience OR Master’s degree with 7+ years of experience OR Ph.D. with 4+ years of experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of a degree. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance. Experience with actuators integration into system architectures for guidance, navigation, and control. Proficiency with statistical analysis tools or algorithms for navigation functions. Familiarity with control law design and performance testing.