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# Principal / Senior Principal Navigation Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $114,000.0 - $213,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithm Design, Data Analysis, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Inertial Navigation Systems, Sensor Fusion, Signal Processing, M-code
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b8244da4585a9a59

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of Engineering experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 3 years of Engineering experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 1 years of Engineering experience
 * Experience implementing Sensor Fusion for Navigation Systems using IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors.
 * Experience implementing advanced state-estimation algorithms such as Extended Kalman Filtering, Unscented Kalman Filtering, Particle Filtering for position, velocity, and attitude determination.
 * Experience with noise modeling and covariance tuning.
 * Experience analyzing data from Inertial Navigation Systems.
 * Hands on experience working with sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and barometers for navigation.
 * Experience implementing multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
 * U.S. Citizenship is required.
 * The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance is required.
 * Ability to work full-time onsite in Woodland Hills, CA., * Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 8 years of Engineering experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 6 years of Engineering experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 4 years of Engineering experience
 * Experience implementing Sensor Fusion for Navigation Systems using IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors.
 * Experience implementing advanced state-estimation algorithms such as Extended Kalman Filtering, Unscented Kalman Filtering, Particle Filtering for position, velocity, and attitude determination.
 * Experience with noise modeling and covariance tuning.
 * Experience analyzing data from Inertial Navigation Systems.
 * Hands on experience working with sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and barometers for navigation.
 * Experience implementing multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
 * U.S. Citizenship is required.
 * The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance is required.
 * Ability to work full-time onsite in Woodland Hills, CA., * Experience with algorithm development for satellite acquisition, tracking, and receiver measurement formation
 * Familiarity with military navigation modernization, particularly M-code signal processing and capabilities.
 * Familiarity with Timing and Distributed Clock Algorithms.
 * Familiarity with inertial navigation systems (INS) mechanizations.
 * Combining data from IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors
 * Understanding multi-sensor synchronization and calibration.
 * Familiarity with design of tracking loops, including characterization of platform dynamics, environmental/interference effects
 * Understanding accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, and their role in navigation.