Senior Principal / Principal Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 98,400 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Melbourne, FL has an opening for a Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer. This role involves developing instrumentation systems for flight tests. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in STEM and relevant experience in Flight Test environments. Candidates must have a US Government Secret clearance and be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

The role demands strong knowledge of telemetry systems and instrumentation sensors. Northrop Grumman offers a competitive salary range and relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in a STEM discipline with at least 5 years of experience, or a Master's with 2 years.
• Active US Government Secret clearance required.
• Experience in Flight Test environments is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Define instrumentation system configurations.
• Monitor configuration and recommend changes.
• Develop data acquisition system architectures.

Skills

Flight Test experience

Telemetry and RF knowledge

Instrumentation sensor expertise

Data bus architectures knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Strain Gauges

Accelerometers

Pressure Transducers

Job description

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (Principal Engineer/Sr Principal Engineer) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

As a member of the Flight Test Instrumentation team, you will be responsible for developing instrumentation drawings that will be implemented on flight test aircraft.

Essential Functions

• 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.
• The selected candidate will work in a dynamic, people-focused environment while interacting with customers and other design engineers. The position will be based out of Melbourne, FL.

Additional Information

“This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.”

Basic Qualifications

Principal Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master’s degree AND 2 years of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience working in Flight Test environments
• Solid understanding of data systems, telemetry and RF, onboard recording systems and ground stations, sub-systems and instrumentation test equipment.
• Strong knowledge of capabilities, uses, and limitations of instrumentation sensors such as Strain Gauges, Accelerometers, and Pressure Transducers.
• Basic knowledge of data bus architectures MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS-232 and RS-422.
• Knowledge or experience navigating MIL-STD documents and specifications

Sr Principal Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master’s degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience working in Flight Test environments
• Solid understanding of data systems, telemetry and RF, onboard recording systems and ground stations, sub-systems and instrumentation test equipment.
• Strong knowledge of capabilities, uses, and limitations of instrumentation sensors such as Strain Gauges, Accelerometers, and Pressure Transducers.
• Basic knowledge of data bus architectures MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS-232 and RS-422.
• Knowledge or experience navigating MIL-STD documents and specifications

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 Symvionics IADS software or working in a Mission Control Room.
• Knowledge or experience with IRIG 106; CH10, CH7, and TM Downlink.
• Military aircraft development experience or familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516B Expanded, -516C and related DOD and DOD Services Airworthiness Documentation, Instructions, Guidance, Bulletins, and Circulars.
• 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.

Salary and Benefits

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

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.

Application and EEO

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.