Electronics Engineer (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 79,300 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company-paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

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

The role is designed to facilitate the development and integration of ground systems for military aircraft weapon systems. 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

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's 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 relevant military/professional/academic experience.
• Must have a Bachelor's 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.
• 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.

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.

Education

Bachelors degree in a STEM field

Master’s Degree in a STEM field

PhD in a STEM field

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required: Yes – Interim Top Secret.

Travel: Yes, 25% of the time.

Job Overview

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.

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 within our Avionics organization. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. The role is designed to facilitate the development and integration of ground systems for military aircraft weapon systems.

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.

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.

Qualifications

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 relevant military/professional/academic experience.

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.

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 DODD8570 certification, 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.

Salary Range

Primary Level: $79,300.00 – $118,900.00. Secondary Level: $98,400.00 – $147,600.00. The above range is a guideline; the final offer depends on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long‑term incentives for certain positions. Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.

EEO Statement

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, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.