Aircraft Crew & Equipment Design Engineer – Secret Clearance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Crew & Equipment Design Engineer (Level
2) or Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer (Level
3) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will be located in Melbourne, FL
.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, modifying, and maintaining aircraft Crew & Equipment design configurations using current engineering practices and standards.

• Crew Systems/Cockpit design and and/or Equipment Integration associated with one or more of the following areas:
• Escape Systems
• Transparencies and Canopies
• Cockpit Furnishings, Interiors, and Lighting
• Pilot Controls and Displays
• Operator workstations, consoles, displays, and equipment racks
• Aircraft Secondary Structure
• Overall cockpit and workstation layouts, including integration of human factor aspects
• Develop mockups, and simulators
• Perform trade studies, determine results and conclusions, and make recommendations
• Identify and Manage Risks, Issues and Opportunities
• Perform design related tasks utilizing the NX and Teamcenter tool suite, including integrating components into various types of aircraft applications, coordinating and collaborating with relevant stakeholder to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced, and applying GD&T requirements to models to ensure producibility and manufacturability of designs.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, well-organized with good problem-solving skills, able to perform effectively despite concurrent work tasks and will possess strong communication, leadership, team coordination and mentoring skills. The successful candidate will also thrive in an aircraft development design environment and be able to react and quickly adapt to changes in aircraft configuration.

This requisition may be filled at a Crew & Equipment Design Engineer (Level
2) or Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer (Level
3) level based on the qualifications below.

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience.
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
• Experience with aircraft crew/cockpit design, interiors, or mission equipment/hardware integration.
• Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software applications.

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military…