Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer – Secret

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Engineer for Electromechanical - Flight Test Instrumentation in Melbourne, FL. The role develops instrumentation drawings for flight-test aircraft and supports the instrumentation team throughout design reviews, testing, and implementation.

Qualifications include a STEM degree with 5+ years of related experience or an MS with 3+ years, an active Secret clearance (Top Secret/SAP possible in future), and prior flight-test experience.

Qualifications

• Must have a STEM Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years related experience OR an MS with 3+ years OR a STEM PhD with 1+ year.
• Active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance with current background investigation OR enrollment into Continuous Evaluation
• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SAP clearance as required by business needs
• Experience in Flight Test environments and instrumentation systems
• Knowledge of MIL-STD documents and data bus architectures MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS-232/RS-422
• Familiarity with sensors such as strain gages, accelerometers, pressure transducers

Responsibilities

• Define instrumentation configurations and signal conditioning requirements for Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware.
• Monitor and change instrumentation configurations as needed, supporting design reviews and test integration.
• Develop architectural implementations for TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems.
• Collaborate with customers and other design engineers in a dynamic, team-focused environment.

Skills

Instrumentation design

Flight test

Data acquisition

MIL-STD-1553

RS-232/RS-422

ARINC-429

Symvionics IADS

Education

BS in STEM

MS in STEM

STEM PhD

Tools

MIL-STD standards

IRIG 106

ARINC-429

RS-232/RS-422

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Engineer for Electromechanical - Flight Test Instrumentation in Melbourne, FL. The role develops instrumentation drawings for flight-test aircraft and supports the instrumentation team throughout design reviews, testing, and implementation.

Qualifications include a STEM degree with 5+ years of related experience or an MS with 3+ years, an active Secret clearance (Top Secret/SAP possible in future), and prior flight-test experience.