Principal or Sr. Principal Data Displays and Controls; DDC Architect Engineer
Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida, 32935, USA
Listed on 2026-05-31
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
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 are making history.
note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for Principal or Sr. Principal Data Displays and Controls (DDC) Architect Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Melbourne, FL and will be based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off.
This position has no Hybrid or Remote work available.
The selected individual will perform as a leader within an interdisciplinary team to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful DDC Architect will contribute to the overall development of Weapons Integration, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements. You will design, develop, build, DDC solutions in conjunction with key suppliers.
Roles and Responsibilities:- Support development and integration of piloted aircraft display and processing components
- Lead and/or support development and integration throughout the product lifecycle of design, development, integration and test, flight test requirements verification, and sustainment.
- Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
- Perform MBSE and capturing requirements, interfaces, behaviors, structures and parametric
- Perform flight and mission engineering activities to ensure continuity between desired operational capabilities and delivered system performance, through the Systems Engineering “V”.
- Ensure performance capabilities of employed architectures and solutions are traded against cost and system requirements and assess operational effectiveness of existing and emerging systems and capabilities in representative operational environments.
- Performing functional and performance analyses
- Run detailed trade studies
- Provide design assessments and perform verification checks
- Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers including development of supplier statement of work and requirements, review and analyze supplier design data, hardware/software acquisition, test and delivery requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration, and support test execution.
- Develop technical system integration and verification plans and track their progress
- Solicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization.
- Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
- Guide all activities in the System Engineering “V”, with MBSE Digital Engineering and Agile design methodology.
- Lead and/or support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams
The position may be filled by either a Principal or a Sr. Principal level based on the qualifications listed.
Basic Qualifications:- Principal: Must have a…
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