Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer - R10187865

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 118,600 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Diverse workforce

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Join an innovative firm as a Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer, where you'll lead the development of cutting-edge aircraft systems. This role focuses on designing and integrating cockpit systems, ensuring optimal functionality and user experience. You'll collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, leveraging your expertise in 3D CAD software to create robust designs. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of aviation technology. If you're ready to take on challenges in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience in cockpit design or hardware integration.
• Strong background in 3D CAD applications and aircraft systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain aircraft Crew & Equipment design configurations.
• Perform design tasks using NX and Teamcenter tool suite.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Leadership

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

NX CAD software

Teamcenter PLM

3D Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Job description

Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer

Requisition ID: R10187865

• Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 1

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. 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.

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

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will be located in Melbourne, FL.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, modifying, and maintaining aircraft Crew & Equipment design configurations using current engineering practices and standards.

Responsibilities and duties:

1. Crew Systems/Cockpit design and/or Equipment Integration associated with:

• Transparencies and Canopies
• Cockpit Furnishings, Interiors, and Lighting
• Pilot Controls and Displays
• Operator workstations, consoles, displays, and equipment racks
• Aircraft Secondary Structure
• Overall cockpit and workstation layouts, including integration of human factor aspects
• Develop mockups, and simulators
• Perform trade studies, determine results and conclusions, and make recommendations
• Identify and Manage Risks, Issues and Opportunities
• Perform design related tasks utilizing the NX and Teamcenter tool suite, including integrating components into various types of aircraft applications, coordinating and collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced, and applying GD&T requirements to models to ensure producibility and manufacturability of designs.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, well-organized with good problem-solving skills, able to perform effectively despite concurrent work tasks and will possess strong communication, leadership, team coordination and mentoring skills. The successful candidate will also thrive in an aircraft development design environment and be able to react and quickly adapt to changes in aircraft configuration.

Basic Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM and 6 years of engineering experience OR PhD and 4 years of engineering experience
2. Prior experience with aircraft crew/cockpit design, interiors, or mission equipment/hardware integration
3. Prior experience with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software applications
4. Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline
2. Familiarity with NX CAD software and Teamcenter PLM
3. Familiarity with NX Human Modeling
4. Cockpit flight controls, crew accommodations, mission systems and subsystems interfaces
5. Familiarity with JPATS 1-8 aircrew anthropometric sizes
6. Familiarity with aircraft rack design, shock isolation, COTS equipment integration, and mission LRU mounting/integration
7. Familiarity with implementing design/integration considerations associated with size, weight, power, and cooling requirements for aircraft equipment
8. Experience with the military airworthiness certification process using MIL-HDBK-516
9. Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures
10. Leading and mentoring

Salary Range: $118,600 - $178,000

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.