Senior Principal​/Principal Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer (Principal Engineer/Sr Principal Engineer) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

As a member of the Flight Test Instrumentation team, you will be responsible for developing instrumentation drawings that will be implemented on flight test aircraft.

• Define Instrumentation system configurations and signal conditioning requirements and architectures common to Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware, including gathering, tracking and communicating requirements effectively to multidisciplinary teams.
• Monitor and understand the configuration of the instrumentation system to recommend/authorize configuration changes and perform a variety of duties, including engineering design tasks as assigned, supporting design reviews, procedure writing, test integration and participating in trade study analyses.
• Develop architectural implementations for TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems.
• The selected candidate will work in a dynamic, people-focused environment while interacting with customers and other design engineers. The position will be based out of Melbourne, FL.

“This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.”

Principal Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master’s degree AND 2 years of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience working in Flight Test environments
• Solid understanding of data systems, telemetry and RF, onboard recording systems and ground stations, sub-systems and instrumentation test equipment.
• Strong knowledge of capabilities, uses, and limitations of instrumentation sensors such as Strain Gauges, Accelerometers, and Pressure Transducers.
• Basic knowledge of data bus architectures MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS-232 and RS-422.
• Knowledge or experience navigating MIL-STD documents and specifications

Sr Principal Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master’s degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience working in Flight Test environments
• Solid understanding of data systems, telemetry and RF, onboard recording systems and ground stations, sub-systems and instrumentation test equipment.
• Strong knowledge of capabilities, uses, and limitations of instrumentation sensors such as Strain Gauges, Accelerometers, and Pressure Transducers.
• Basic knowledge of data bus architectures MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS-232 and RS-422.
• Knowledge or experience navigating MIL-STD documents and specifications

• Experience with gathering system requirements.
• Able to create detailed design specifications, product manuals, ICDs, and/or design handbooks.
• Design and operational experience with TTC data systems.
• Familiarity with Symvionics IADS software or working in a Mission Control Room.
• Knowledge or experience with IRIG 106; CH10, CH7, and TM Downlink.
• Military aircraft development experience or familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516B Expanded,
  -516C and related DOD and DOD Services Airworthiness Documentation, Instructions, Guidance, Bulletins, and Circulars.
• Demonstrated…