Engineer​/Principal Engineer Electronics - Avionics; Melbourne FL

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Engineer/Principal Engineer Electronics - Avionics to join our team of qualified individuals in our Avionics Department. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL.

The selected candidate will work directly with the Avionics Department Cognizant Engineers to research, design, develop, and test a variety of electronic equipment and avionics systems for the Business Unit.

• The Integration and Test of Prime Mission Equipment (Flight Management Computers, Cockpit Avionics, Navigation Systems, Threat Detection Sensors (Passive/Active), and Mission Management Equipment) into Laboratories and on Aircraft for Ground Support Testing.
• Manage suppliers, review and analysis of supplier design data, definition of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration, and support test execution.
• The candidate will be capable of the creation of detailed equipment requirements in Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems specification documents format for product procurement.
• Prepare NGAS procurement documents such as Price and Delivery Information Request (PDIR), Source Control Drawings (SCD) and Supplier Statements of Work (SSOW) in support of procurement processes.
• The support of Hardware Component analysis as it pertains to product maintainability, reliability, safety and diminishing material sources.
• The creation of hardware test processes and procedures using Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems test procedure document guidelines and template.
• The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels.
• Candidate must be comfortable working both in a lab environment as well as support Ground/Flight testing and be able to collaborate closely with system engineers, hardware designers, and integration/test engineers.

• Educational/Experience Requirements:
  • Engineer (LV2):
    Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
  • Principal Engineer (LV3):
    Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.
• Must have experience in the fundamentals of Flight Avionics hardware and associated elements and networking standards/protocols (e.g., 1553, Ethernet, RS-232, ARINC-429).
• Must have experience in Digital Computer architecture and associated elements: single board computers, networking components, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), and Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions.
• Must have a U.S. Government Interim Secret Security Clearance to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain and maintain a final U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs.

• Agile Scrum and Jira Experience.
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