Associate Vulnerability Engineer​/Vulnerability Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

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

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Vulnerability Engineer/Vulnerability Engineer. This position will be located at our Aeronautics Systems Sector in Melbourne, FL.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Survivability directorate.

The selected candidate will perform analyses at all levels of total system vulnerability to hostile threats, to include ballistic and chem/bio. Additionally, perform modeling and simulation analysis using specific vulnerability tools to determine overall air vehicle Probability of Kill (Pk), and each contributor to the system level Pk.

• Providing design guidance for low ballistic vulnerability design practices.
• Identifying potential vulnerability reduction practices, features, and systems.
• Assessing the air vehicle for vulnerability to chem/bio contamination and crew protection from a chem/bio event.
• Develop, plan, execute, analyze, and report live fire testing activities.

This requisition may be filled at either an Associate Vulnerability Engineer (T01) or Vulnerability Engineer (T02)

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2026.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

• Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution or is completing their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2026 and 2 years of engineering experience.
• Be majoring in or having majored in list degree majors that are acceptable for position or similar STEM degree.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.
• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).
• Prior experience with computational electromagnetic (CEM) analysis.
• Prior experience with integration and testing of systems.

• Associate Engineer Vulnerability: $65,800.00 - $98,800.00
• Engineer Vulnerability: $79,300.00 - $

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