Data Displays and Controls; DDC Hardware Lead - R10204496

Staff Data Displays and Controls (DDC) Hardware Lead - R at Northrop Grumman. This position is located in Melbourne, FL. The DDC Hardware Lead will lead the development of DDC subsystems for piloted aircraft display and processing components, and will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team on a key effort to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems.

Responsibilities include developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating allocated requirements. You will design, develop, build, and test DDC subsystems in conjunction with key suppliers. Relocation assistance may be available. Travel up to 10% and a Secret clearance are required or may be required by the program. Start dates are contingent on program funding.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

• Lead and support development and integration of piloted aircraft display and processing components
• Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Performing functional and performance analyses
• Conducting detailed trade studies
• Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders
• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
• Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work
• Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
• Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab
• Performing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off
• Lead and/or support technical discussions with the customer and daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams
• Guiding the team through development/implementation activities

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Ph.D. AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
• Your ability to 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.
• Experience with design, development, and integration of flight deck equipment
• Experience in COTS / MIL-COTS hardware functional design and performance analysis
• Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
• Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives

• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
• Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills;
  Experience with Flight Management Systems (FMS), Primary Flight Displays (PFDs), Control Display Units (CDUs), Terrain Avoidance and Warning Systems (TAWS), Crew Alerting System (CAS), Moving Maps
• Experience designing to RTCA DO-178 software standard
• Experience designing to RTCA DO-254 hardware standard
• Experience designing to RTCA DO-200 standard
• Experience designing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards
• Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
• Experience in model based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
• Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management…