Principal / Sr Principal Mission Management Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 25%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal/Sr Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer to lead the definition, integration, test, and certification of mission management hardware and software for avionics platforms. Onsite role in Melbourne, FL, with clearances and close collaboration across engineering teams.

The role requires strong leadership, deep knowledge of COTS integration, system modeling, and requirements management tools, and it offers growth opportunities within a

Qualifications

• Must have STEM degree as minimum educational requirement with experience in engineering.
• Experience with integration of COTS electronics into military systems is required.
• Experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody) is required.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance is required to apply and to start the role, with ability to obtain Top Secret if needed.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture.
• Design and develop data storage solutions, perform hardware integration and testing, and requirements analysis.
• Perform analyses and estimate performance of components, subsystems and systems to standards.
• Document designs with detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications.
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate subsystems to meet mission objectives.
• Provide technical management of program partners and suppliers, including development and test support.
• Develop supplier documentation and statements of work; conduct supplier evaluations.

Skills

COTS integration

Systems modeling

Requirements management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal/ Sr Principal Mission Management (Equipment Responsible) Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals on our Avionics Organization. This position is located onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

The Mission Management Equipment Engineer in this role must possess in-depth knowledge of computers and electronics for mission processing and data storage and experience in the definition, design, integration, test, and certification of related hardware and software requirements and will be responsible for one or more of the following:

• Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture
• Design and develop data storage solutions, perform hardware integration and testing, and requirements analysis
• Perform analyses and estimate performance of components, subsystems and systems in accordance with governmental and commercial standards.
• Trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings
• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate mission management subsystems to meet platform mission objectives
• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
• Developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work
• Building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
• Review documents from the supplier's development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews

A successful Mission Management Equipment 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:

Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer:

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Must have experience with integration of COTS electronics into military systems
• Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels
• At minimum, an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance S ecret is required to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs

Sr. Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer:

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Must have experience with integration of COTS electronics into military systems
• Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels
• At minimum, an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance S ecret is required to apply and