Sr. Principal Flight Avionics Responsible Engineer (Level 4)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 122,800 - 184,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company-paid holidays

Paid time off for personal business

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector seeks a Senior Principal Flight Avionics Responsible Engineer to design, develop, and execute programs, focusing on Avionics Integration of aircraft flight deck systems. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and significant experience in engineering.

Location is in Melbourne, FL, and includes responsibilities such as providing integration support, managing suppliers, and leading verification of avionics systems.

Qualifications

• 8 years of engineering experience with a BS degree, or 6 years with a MS, or 4 years with a Ph.D.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance required.
• Experience with flight certification standards (PBN, RNAV, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide integration engineering support for aircraft flight deck systems.
• Develop requirements and perform analysis for avionics systems.
• Manage suppliers and support testing of avionics equipment.

Skills

Experience with MIL-STD-1553

Experience with ARINC 429

Experience with Ethernet communication protocols

Supplier management of avionics equipment

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Master's degree in a STEM discipline

Ph.D. in a relevant field

Tools

Cameo

DOORS

Rhapsody

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Security Clearance

Clearance required at start: Yes. Clearance type: Top Secret.

Location

Melbourne, FL (onsite).

Job Overview

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector seeks a Senior Principal Flight Avionics Responsible Engineer to design, develop, and execute the program, serving as a senior engineer supporting Avionics Integration of aircraft flight deck systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide Avionics Integration engineering support for the integration of aircraft flight deck systems and components including Flight Management Systems (FMS), Flight Management Computers (FMCs), Primary Flight Displays (PFDs), Terrain Avoidance and Warning Systems (TAWS), Crew Alerting System (CAS), Moving Maps, and other avionics systems.
• Lead the preparation and support verification of aircraft avionics and Prime Mission Equipment installations and aircraft certification documents.
• Provide critical skills and internal/external knowledge of the technical industry to teams.
• Serve as an expert for Avionics Flight Management integration.
• Lead support for the development of system safety documents.
• Lead the integration of flight deck systems with mission systems.
• Create aircraft system schematics to support air vehicle wiring diagrams.
• Develop requirements and perform analysis and support trade studies.
• Manage suppliers, review and analyze supplier design data, define functional test requirements (acceptance, qualification, system integration), and support test execution.
• Conduct informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshoot hardware in lab.
• Support flight test activities and post‑flight data analysis; resolve flight test anomalies.
• Demonstrate leadership skills and high technical rigor across teams.

Basic Qualifications

• bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related professional/military engineering experience.
• or master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military engineering experience.
• or Ph.D. and 4 years of related professional/military engineering experience.
• active DoD Top Secret clearance and ability to maintain it.
• experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols.
• experience with supplier management of avionics equipment.
• experience with at least one of the flight certification standards listed (PBN, RNAV, RNP, CNS/ATM, DO-178/254/200/160).
• experience with system modeling and requirements management tools such as Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.; developing and maturing requirements and tracing them through levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Performance Based Navigation (PBN) experience and attaining PBN certification.
• Required Navigation Performance (RNP)/Area Navigation (RNAV) certification experience.
• experience designing to RTCA DO-254 hardware standard for airborne electronic systems.
• experience designing to RTCA DO-200 standard for processing aeronautical data.
• experience designing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards for environmental qualifications.
• experience with Earned Value Management, Confluence and Jira.

Salary

Primary level salary range: $122,800.00 – $184,200.00. Base salary may vary based on scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and, for certain positions, long‑term incentives.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company‑paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

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, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.