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Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer - R10187865

Job in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida, 32935, USA
Listing for: Northrop Grumman
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-23
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Engineering Design & Technologists, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 118600 - 178000 USD Yearly USD 118600.00 178000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer

Requisition : R
  • Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
  • Clearance Type: Secret
  • Telecommute: No
    - Teleworking not available for this position
  • Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
  • Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
  • Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
  • Positions Available: 1

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. 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.

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 Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer 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.

Responsibilities and duties:

  • Crew Systems/Cockpit design and/or Equipment Integration associated with:
    • 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 stakeholders 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.

    Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM and 6 years of engineering experience OR PhD and 4 years of engineering experience
  • Prior experience with aircraft crew/cockpit design, interiors, or mission equipment/hardware integration
  • Prior experience with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software applications
  • Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
  • Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline
  • Familiarity with NX CAD software and Teamcenter PLM
  • Familiarity with NX Human Modeling
  • Cockpit flight controls, crew accommodations, mission systems and subsystems interfaces
  • Familiarity with JPATS 1-8 aircrew anthropometric…
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