Senior Principal Flight Avionics Lead Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector seeks a Sr. Principal Flight Avionics Responsible Engineer in Melbourne, FL. Onsite role focusing on avionics integration of flight deck systems and mission systems, with strong leadership and verification responsibilities.

The successful candidate will lead system safety, supplier management, and certification activities, ensuring robust avionics integration across platforms and flight tests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM and 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master's 6+ years, or Ph.D. 4+ years.
• US Government Secret clearance with ability to obtain interim Top Secret prior to starting.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance and SAP clearance.
• Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet.
• Experience with avionics supplier management.
• Experience with DO-178/254/200/160 or PBN/RNAV/DO-254 hardware standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide avionics integration engineering support for flight deck systems and components including FMS, FMCs, PFDs, TAWS, CAS, and moving maps.
• Lead preparation and verification of avionics installations and certification documents.
• Serve as expert for Avionics Flight Management Integration and related systems.
• Lead development of system safety documents.
• Lead integration of flight deck systems with mission systems.
• Create aircraft system schematics to support wiring diagrams.
• Manage requirements, trade studies, and supplier data reviews; support testing.
• Support flight tests and post flight data analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Avionics integration

Requirements management

System safety

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

MIL-STD-1553

ARINC 429

Ethernet protocols

Cameo

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector seeks a Sr. Principal Flight Avionics Responsible Engineer in Melbourne, FL. Onsite role focusing on avionics integration of flight deck systems and mission systems, with strong leadership and verification responsibilities.

The successful candidate will lead system safety, supplier management, and certification activities, ensuring robust avionics integration across platforms and flight tests.