Process Engineering Positions

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

TRAVEL: 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 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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems is looking for an EO Signal Image Processing Engineer to support the Launch Vehicles business unit in Chandler, Arizona.

Responsibilities Support the development and application of physics-based models of EO/IR seeker hardware for simulations used in performance analysis and test support.

Assist in implementing and testing image/signal processing algorithms within simulation frameworks.

Participate in modeling and algorithm projects to meet program schedules.

Maintain and modify modeling and analysis tools in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB, in both HPC and lab settings.

Collaborate with systems, software, firmware, and hardware team members to carry out M&S tasks and support requirements and verification activities.

Support lab and test activities, assist in comparing model predictions with test data, and help update models as needed.

Follow standards and best practices for coding, documentation, and configuration management, contributing to continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience; Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.

Experience (could be from internships or coursework) with image or signal processing, and implementing algorithms in C, C++, MATLAB, or Python.

Familiarity with running simulations in high-performance computing (HPC) environments.

Preferred Qualifications MS in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or related discipline.

Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.

Exposure to defense or aerospace development standards or programs.

Familiarity with hardware/software integration and real-time or physics-based systems modeling.

Coursework or projects using C/C++, MATLAB, Python, and operating in Linux environments.

Experience with configuration management tools and industry-standard coding practices.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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. 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. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. J-18808-Ljbffr Northrop Grumman