Vehicle Management Systems; VMS Engineer or Principal Vehicle M Security Clearance

Position: Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer or Principal Vehicle M with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No CLEARANCE TYPE:
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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer or Principal Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer to join our team that supports our South Bay Vehicle Engineering organization. This position is in El Segundo, CA.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Define key subsystem-level requirements from high level aircraft and program requirements to define avionics hardware architectures according to customer specifications

* Define, develop, and manage components, interface definitions, and implementation approaches of flight critical systems such as:

* Flight control computers or vehicle management computers

* Flight control actuation systems (FCAS)

* Air data systems (ADS)

* IMU and GPS for Navigation

* Electrical power systems

* Interface with subject matter experts for receiving and management of information regarding other subsystems such as propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, etc.

* Perform technical planning, analysis, and hardware trade studies to meet requirements

* Coordinate and manage suppliers and hardware procurement

* Perform component hardware and software integration, and derive software requirements for control of flight-critical and safety-critical systems

* Develop and execute components, subsystem, and system level test procedures to verify functionality of the VMS hardware and software

* Coordinate with software engineers, subsystems/design engineers, hardware engineers, test and integration, suppliers, and systems engineering

* Investigate and resolve system anomalies across multiple engineering disciplines This requisition may be filled at either the Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer level or the Principal Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer level, depending upon the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications for Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer:
* Bachelor's Degree in a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field from an accredited university with 2 years of related engineering experience OR a Master's Degree in a related STEM field with 0 years of relevant experience.

* Experience with or knowledge of the design, development, and/or integration of the Air Vehicle systems and subsystems listed above (propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, etc.)

* Understanding of electrical and data interfaces (such as MIL-STD-1553, RS-232, ARINC 429, or analog interfaces)

* Experience with or knowledge of hardware/software integration, verification & validation

* Experience with or knowledge of engineering modeling and simulation

* Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs Basic Qualifications for Principal Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer:
* Bachelor's Degree in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field from an accredited university with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM field with 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM field with 1 year of related engineering experience

* Experience with or knowledge of the design, development, and/or…