Principal Avionics Electronics Engineer

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

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Engineer/Principal Engineer Electronics - Avionics in Melbourne, FL. You will work with Avionics Cognizant Engineers to design, develop, and test electronic equipment for the Business Unit.

The role requires hands-on lab work, collaboration across disciplines, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance. Onsite in Melbourne, FL with potential travel and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of related engineering experience; or Master’s with 0 years.
• Experience in Flight Avionics hardware fundamentals and networking standards (e.g., 1553, Ethernet).
• U.S. Government Interim Secret Security Clearance to apply and to start; ability to obtain final Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and test Prime Mission Equipment into laboratories and aircraft for ground tests.
• Manage suppliers and define functional test requirements including acceptance and system integration.
• Create detailed equipment requirements in specification documents for procurement.
• Prepare procurement documents (PDIR, SCD, SSOW) supporting processes.
• Support hardware maintainability, reliability, and safety analyses.
• Develop hardware test processes and procedures per NGAS guidelines.
• Collaborate with system engineers, hardware designers, and test engineers in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Flight avionics fundamentals

Team collaboration

Diagnostic tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Jira

PUTTY

Tera-term

Linux

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Engineer/Principal Engineer Electronics - Avionics in Melbourne, FL. You will work with Avionics Cognizant Engineers to design, develop, and test electronic equipment for the Business Unit.

The role requires hands-on lab work, collaboration across disciplines, and the ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance. Onsite in Melbourne, FL with potential travel and growth opportunities.