Principal EO/IR Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal EO/IR Systems Engineer in Melbourne, FL. The role is on-site with a 9/80 schedule and no Hybrid/Remote options, contributing to advanced electro-optical systems development.

The engineer will design architectures, perform requirement allocations, and coordinate with suppliers and program stakeholders to ensure TRL readiness and successful integration of mission planning solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of related experience, or Master's with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electro-optical systems architectures and perform hardware/software integration and testing.
• Allocate, trace and flow down requirements from system to components.
• Perform MBSE and capture interfaces, behaviors and structures.
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to integrate mission planning solutions.
• Develop supplier documentation, performance specs, and statements of work.

Skills

EO/IR knowledge

Requirements tracing

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

MBSE

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Principal EO/IR Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.

This position will be located in Melbourne, FL and will be based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. This position has no Hybrid or Remote work available.

The selected engineer will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists in a key effort to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) systems, including developing, integrating, and applying system performance models, constructing, and testing demonstration systems, creating/refining/implementing system concepts and models, implementing test procedures, and verifying/validating system performance. You will design, develop, build, and test electro-optical systems in conjunction with key suppliers.

Responsibilities may include:

• Design and develop electro-optical systems architectures, perform hardware/software integration and testing, certification and requirements analysis
• Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture
• Trade studies, documenting architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings
• Perform MBSE and capturing requirements, interfaces, behaviors, structures and parametric
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate mission planning solutions to meet platform mission objectives
• Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
• Building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
• Review documents from the supplier's development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
• Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab
• Performing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off
• Leading technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams

A successful EOIR Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. with 1 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Knowledge of EO/IR phenomenology
• Experience in decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
• Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within