Staff Engineer​/Analysis – Fire Protection - R10215999

Staff Engineer Responsible / Analysis – Fire Protection (R)

Location:

Melbourne, FL – Fully onsite (no remote work)

Clearance type:
Secret
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time

Re‑location assistance may be available.

At Northrop Grumman, we develop revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives worldwide. This role seeks a staff‑level engineer to design and integrate aircraft fire protection subsystems.

• Perform responsible engineer activities: design, trade studies, layouts, architecture definition, system test & verification, and troubleshooting.
• Act as technical point of contact with suppliers and subcontractors for hardware qualification and procurement.
• Conduct system‑level analysis, including performance simulation for fire protection subsystem integration.
• Plan and support system‑level test execution, verification, data processing, and troubleshooting.
• Verify requirements and ensure airworthiness criteria are met through system‐level evaluations.
• Attend internal program, customer, and supplier technical exchanges and formal milestone reviews to provide or obtain progress status updates.

• Staff Responsible/Analysis Engineer with:
  • B.S. in STEM + 12 years engineering experience, or
  • M.S. in STEM + 10 years engineering experience, or
  • Ph.D. in STEM + 7 years engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a final adjudicated Secret clearance within a reasonable time.
• Professional experience in the development and integration of aircraft fire protection subsystems or components.

• Master’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering with focus on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, or heat transfer.
• Experience with aircraft subsystem development: requirements definition, specification, component analysis, procurement, source selection, integration, and test/verification for advanced aircraft.
• Thermodynamic, fluid mechanics, or heat‑transfer analysis of military/commercial aircraft subsystems.
• Modeling fluid systems using Amesim, MATLAB/Simulink, Thermal Desktop, Flomaster, or STAR‑CCM+.
• Familiarity with the military airworthiness certification process (MIL‑HDBK‑516).
• Interpretation of component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures.
• Support of pursuits and proposals, including generation, review, and approval of technical proposals and BOEs.
• Leadership experience in integrated product teams, supplier and customer relations.

$ – $ (base). Additional compensation may include overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses. Bonus structure rewards individual contributions and company results. Certain positions may be eligible for long‑term incentives.

Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from posting, subject to change based on business needs.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For the full EEO statement, visit EEO page.
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.

• Mid‑Senior Level

• Full‑time

• Other

• Defense and Space Manufacturing