Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer - R10231844

Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer to join our team in Melbourne, FL. This position is based in the office and does not offer hybrid or remote options.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required:

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

• Serve as a proactive, self‑starting liaison who communicates effectively with leadership, customers, suppliers, engineers, and technicians.
• Write, draft, interpret, allocate, tailor, and flow‑down environmental qualification requirements across all design levels.
• Present EQ issues and solutions during internal and external design reviews.
• Author design guidelines and review test procedures, test reports, and technical analyses.
• Participate in cross‑discipline design reviews to ensure integrated compliance.
• Develop models and perform analytical assessments of components, subsystems, and complete systems.
• Conduct gap analyses to determine whether equipment meets customer specifications and to identify associated risk factors.
• Ensure designs meet governmental and industry standards such as MIL‑STD‑810, RTCA DO‑160, and MIL‑HDBK‑310.
• Travel to supplier sites to guide, witness, and validate qualification testing activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, or Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of related professional/military experience.
• Experience working with Military Subsystems or Avionics Systems Environmental Qualification (EQ).
• Ability to brief/support customer/subcontractor meetings as required.
• Capability to maintain a top‑secret clearance and any required program access within a reasonable period of time.

• In‑depth knowledge of governing standards such as MIL‑STD‑810 and RTCA DO‑160.
• Experience with avionics thermal and/or vibration analysis and related software such as ANSYS, Flotherm, FEMAP, etc.
• Experience designing avionics from a mechanical perspective, including understanding circuit board interconnects.
• General familiarity with overall integration of aircraft systems.
• Experience with defense and aerospace industry practices, and programmatic skills supporting BOE, RFP, ROM, CAM, WBS, and risk assessments for EQ compliance.
• Experience with Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools such as Cameo Systems Modeler.
• Experience with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS and DOORS Next.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ – $. The range is a general guideline; compensation is based on scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company results. Certain positions may be eligible for long‑term incentives. Northrop Grumman provides health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

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