Test Engineer Instrumentation

Staff Test Engineer Instrumentation

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 sector is seeking a highly motivated Staff Test Engineer Instrumentation to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test & Evaluation organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

Note:

Due to the classified nature of the work being performed, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.

As a Staff Test Engineer Instrumentation Engineer you'll contribute to the design, development, integration, configuration and testing of lab and flight test Data Acquisition Systems. In this role you will be responsible for the verification and acceptance testing of data builds and real time Mission Control Room configuration and operations.

Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the development of Flight Test Instrumentation process, procedures and modifications of engineering drawings related to Instrumentation systems for ground and flight test activities.
• Define Instrumentation system configurations and signal conditioning requirements common to Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware and Software such as: sensor selection, installation methods, calibration and checkout requirements.
• Perform a variety of duties, including: engineering design tasks as assigned, participating in electrical design reviews, and procedure writing.
• Design and Maintain TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems, Telemetry ground station equipment to include auto tracking antennas, RF receivers, bit-syncs, de-commutators, demultiplexers, communication system matrix, chapter 10 recorders, and camera systems.
• Flight Data processing and data reduction.
• Instrumentation Data System design, from requirements to operations.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 12 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 10 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience
• Your ability to 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.
• Must have professional experience with one or more of the following: telemetry, RF, onboard recording systems, ground stations, or sub-systems
• Must have professional experience with specialized Instrumentation test equipment/sensors. (e.g. Strain Gages, Accelerometers, Pressure Transducers)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to create detailed design specifications, product manuals, ICDs, and/or design handbooks.
• Design and operational experience with TTC data systems.
• Experience working in Flight Test or Lab Test environments
• Familiarity with fundamental principles of Symvionics IADS software or working in a Mission Control Room
• Basic knowledge of data bus architecture MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS232 an RS422.
• Experience post-test processing data from an IRIG-106 CH10 recording