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# Navigation Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Salary:** $83,400.0 - $125,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Inertial Navigation Systems, Sensor Fusion
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=cc15fb86b698e281

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 2+ years of Engineering experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 0+ years of Engineering experience
 * Experience implementing Sensor Fusion for Navigation Systems using IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors.
 * Experience implementing state-estimation algorithms such as Extended Kalman Filtering, Unscented Kalman Filtering, Particle Filtering, etc.
 * Experience in position, velocity, and attitude determination.
 * Understanding of accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, and their role in navigation.
 * Hands on experience working with sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and barometers for navigation.
 * U.S. Citizenship is required.
 * The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance is required., * Familiarity with inertial navigation systems (INS) mechanizations.
 * Experience analyzing data from Inertial Navigation Systems.
 * Experience with noise modeling and covariance tuning.
 * Experience implementing multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
 * Understanding of multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
 * Familiarity with design of tracking loops, including characterization of platform dynamics, environmental/interference effects



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