Principal Engineer, DMSMS Obsolescence & System Reliability

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer – DMSMS Obsolescence to join the Aeronautics Systems team in Oklahoma City, on‑site only. The role focuses on reliability, maintainability, and availability studies across the program life cycle, with emphasis on obsolescence resolution and data‑driven decisions.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with significant experience and a Secret clearance. You’ll collaborate across departments, evaluate BOMs and parts lists, and communicate findings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5+ years’ experience; Master’s with 3 years; PhD with 1 year.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
• Ability to obtain/maintain on‑site work in Oklahoma City, OK.
• Excellent communications skills – coordinate with multiple departments.
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings, BOMs and maintenance parts lists.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Logistics experience with DMSMS issues and resolutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliability, maintainability and availability studies across the program life cycle.
• Analyze aircraft maintenance programs and provide recommendations for efficiency.
• Understand and apply principles of engineering design for airframes.
• Research BOMs and IPBs to build a comprehensive database.
• Identify critical obsolescence data elements affecting LRUs, SRUs and parts.
• Engage manufacturers for obsolescence information and proactive identification.
• Assess system health and provide detailed impact analysis.
• Perform trade‑off analyses for obsolescence resolutions including cost/benefit.
• Define and compare resolution options for mission impact and lifecycle sustainability.
• Present well‑researched, clear paths and comparisons to customers.

Skills

Communication skills

Secret clearance

MS Office Suite

DMSMS obsolescence

BOMs & maintenance lists

Cross‑functional teamwork

Engineering data mining

Education

BS in STEM

MS in STEM (advanced)

PhD (optional)

Tools

JEDMICS

BLADE

AVCOM

LDMS

Silicon Expert

FEDMALL

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer – DMSMS Obsolescence to join the Aeronautics Systems team in Oklahoma City, on‑site only. The role focuses on reliability, maintainability, and availability studies across the program life cycle, with emphasis on obsolescence resolution and data‑driven decisions.

The ideal candidate has a STEM degree with significant experience and a Secret clearance. You’ll collaborate across departments, evaluate BOMs and parts lists, and communicate findings