Principal Engineer Electromechanical Instrumentation

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; 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 seeks a Principal Engineer Electromechanical - Flight Test Instrumentation in Melbourne, FL. The role focuses on developing instrumentation drawings and configuring data acquisition hardware for flight-test aircraft, working onsite with a skilled team.

The candidate will define system configurations, support design reviews, and analyze data to optimize instrumentation performance, while navigating MIL-STD standards and RF/telemetry considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Active US Government Secret clearance; ability to obtain Top Secret and SAP if required.
• Experience in Flight Test environments and instrumentation data systems.
• Knowledge of sensors (strain gauges, accelerometers, transducers) and MIL-STD specs.
• Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and off-shifts.

Responsibilities

• Define instrumentation configurations and signal conditioning for airborne data systems.
• Develop architectural implementations for data acquisition hardware and TTC systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support reviews, and tests.
• Analyze test data, propose configuration changes, and document handbooks.

Skills

Instrumentation systems

Flight test experience

Data acquisition

RF/Telemetry basics

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

MIL-STD-1553

RS-232/RS-422

IRIG 106

Symvionics IADS

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Engineer Electromechanical - Flight Test Instrumentation to join the team of qualified individuals on our Test and Evaluation team. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL. In this role, the successful candidate will be a member of the Flight Test Instrumentation team, responsible for developing instrumentation drawings that will be implemented for flight test aircraft.

Key Responsibilities:

Define Instrumentation system configurations and signal conditioning requirements and architectures common to Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware including gathering, tracking and communicating requirements effectively to multidisciplinary teams. Monitor and understand the configuration of the instrumentation system to recommend/authorize configuration changes and perform a variety of duties, including engineering design tasks as assigned, supporting design reviews, procedure writing, test integration and participating in trade study analyses. Develop architectural implementations for TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems, Work in a dynamic people-focused environment while interacting with customers and other design engineers.

Basic Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience. Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs Must have experience working in Flight Test environments Must have understanding of application and implementations of data systems, telemetry and RF, onboard recording systems and ground stations, sub-systems, and/or specialized Instrumentation test equipment. Must have knowledge of capabilities, uses, and limitations of Strain Gages, Accelerometers, Pressure Transducers and other commonly used instrumentation sensors. Must have knowledge of navigating MIL-STD documents/specifications and/or data bus architecture MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS-232 and RS-422 Must have willingness and ability to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and off-shifts.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with gathering system requirements. Able to create detailed design specifications, product manuals, ICDs, and/or design handbooks. Design and operational experience with TTC data systems. Familiarity with fundamental principles of Symvionics IADS software or working in a Mission Control Room Knowledge or experience with IRIG 106; CH10, CH7, and TM Downlink. Demonstrated ability to support post-test data processing and analysis to provide recommendations / authorize configuration changes of the test instrumentation system for flight to Engineering and Leadership.

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00 The 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.

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