RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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.
***This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is looking for a Sr. Principal Crew Systems Responsible Engineer with experience in Oxygen Breathing Gas Systems in the Aerospace industry to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role is located in Melbourne, FL. This position is fully onsite with no remote work available. Some travel will be required for this position.
In this role you will act as Responsible Engineer (RE), responsible for developing, modifying, and maintaining aircraft crew systems design configurations using current engineering practices and standards. The RE will be required to support any stage of the aircraft crew systems life cycle activity such as developing primary designs, maturing designs into a system of systems, working as a SMT (Supplier Management Team), supporting fielding of the system, supporting airworthiness activity, and supporting testing of the systems. The RE may be acting as the system architect or assisting the system architect in defining the high-level performance requirements as well as lower-level component requirements. The RE will have to interface with other Engineering disciplines, Management teams, and Customer to ensure coordinated for compliant designs.
Responsibilities may include evaluating and verifying requirements to ensure airworthiness criteria are met. The RE will perform source selection for components. The RE will use their engineering knowledge to define design and test requirements that are flowed down to the suppliers through procurement documents. The RE is responsible for working with the supplier(s) to deliver products that meet the requirements and support the program schedule and cost targets. The RE may be required to attend or present at internal program, customer and/or supplier technical exchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates. Selected candidates should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. Candidates must be self-starters capable of flourishing in an environment with minimal direction.
Basic Qualifications:
Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Bachelor of Science (BS) in a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science (MS) in a related STEM discipline and 6 years of relevant experience.
Must have ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.
Breathing Oxygen Systems design/architect/supplier experience
Preferred Qualifications:
An active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Aircraft Crew Breathing Systems Using On-Board Oxygen Generating System design or supplier experience
Analysis of Oxygen System Performance and compliance with MIL-STD-3050
Experience with integration of cabinets, pallets, seats, electrical cabinets, etc.
Software tools experience with NX and/or CPLM
Experience writing/reviewing technical documents: SSOWs, SRDs, ICDs, SDRL reviews, etc.
Salary Range: $114,900.00 - $172,300.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
