Electronics Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level)

ngc; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector seeks a Training Systems Engineer (Engineer or Principal) to join our Avionics team in Melbourne, FL. You will craft requirements, perform analyses, and design trainer subsystems for ground-based training environments.

Responsibilities include architecture design, supplier coordination, and verification activities to ensure mission readiness. A Top Secret clearance is preferred and relocation may be available.

Qualifications

• Must have a STEM bachelor’s degree with relevant experience or a Master’s with related experience.
• Candidates at Principal level require 5+ years of relevant experience or a PhD with related experience.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Secret clearance (in-scope or Continuous Evaluation).
• Experience in ground subsystems development for military aircraft weapon systems and requirements management tools.

Responsibilities

• Create supplier statements of work and derive subsystem requirements.
• Conduct trade studies, TRL evaluations, and performance analyses.
• Design ground-systems architectures with hardware/software integration.
• Develop trainer subsystems including Landing Gear, Hydraulics, Electrical, and Flight Control systems.
• Support supplier evaluations, design reviews, and verification testing.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Interface with all levels

Leadership skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM or PhD

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Top SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Training Systems Engineer (Engineer or Principal Level) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Avionics organization. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

In this role as the Training Systems Engineer, you must possess experience and knowledge of ground system requirements, design, implementation, integration, and test and associated hardware and software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Create supplier statements of work and conduct requirements analysis to generate subsystem technical requirements documentation.

• Perform trade studies, modeling, performance analysis, and Technology Readiness Level (TRL) evaluation of current and future supplier offerings.

• Develop and control functional and physical architectures and interfaces; maintain baseline technical-requirements documentation.

• Design and develop ground-systems architectures, including hardware/software integration, certification, and detailed schematics/diagrams/specifications.

• Produce detailed designs (and delta designs where applicable) for specific trainers:

  • Landing Gear Trainer

  • Aerial Refueling Receptacle Trainer

  • Hydraulics System Trainer

  • Electrical System Trainer

  • Fuel System Trainer

  • Environmental Control System Trainer

  • Power Plant System Trainer

  • Auxiliary Power Unit Trainer

  • Flight Control System Trainer

  • Mission Avionics Systems Trainer (MAST)

• Support GSC with RFPs, purchase-order status, and development of performance-based specifications, statements of work, and supplier documentation.

• Build supplier evaluation criteria, conduct technical evaluations, document results, and assist with supplier selection.

• Review supplier development documents, attend technical interchange meetings, and support design reviews.

• Manage compliance with verification cross-reference matrix for hardware, software, and subsystem-level testing.

• Oversee supplier manufacturing and test processes, resolve testing issues, and review/accept supplier test and verification reports.

• Support technical planning, system integration, deployment/delivery, and conduct supportability and effectiveness analyses for ground subsystems.

• Interpret, allocate, tailor, write, and flow down requirements across all levels of the system architecture.

• Work directly with partners, suppliers, engineers, and program stakeholders to integrate mission planning solutions that meet platform mission objectives.

• Work directly with partners, suppliers, engineers, and program stakeholders to integrate mission planning solutions that meet platform mission objectives.

• A successful Ground Element Responsible Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

This position can be filled at either the Engineer or the Principal Level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

At a Engineer Level:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience

At a Principal Level:

• Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 0 years of relevant military / professional experience

And at Both Levels:

• Must have the ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
• Must have experience in ground subsystems development for military aircraft weapon systems.
• Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possess a DODD 8570 certifications, such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Security +.
• Working knowledge of cyber security, STIGs and associated elements.
• Experience with Communication Systems.
• Experience with Cloud Technology.
• Experience with working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Experience with supplier/subcontract management.
• Experience with scheduling engineering activities.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Control Account Management (CAM) certification or Earned Value Management System (EVMS) experience.
• An active Top-Secret clearance.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.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. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. 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. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.