Aeronautical Engineer or Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Subsystems

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

3d•$91,800 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is currently seeking an Aeronautical Engineer or Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Subsystems to add to our Vehicle Engineering organization in Palmdale, CA or San Diego, CA! This role will be a key contributor on multiple aspects of aircraft subsystem development. The successful candidate will perform task assignments in electrical, mechanical, and/or hydraulic design and development.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline with 2 years of related experience OR a Masters Degree in a relevant STEM discipline with 0 years of related experience (for Aeronautical Engineer).
Bachelors Degree in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) discipline with 5 years of related experience; OR a Masters Degree in a relevant STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 1 year of related experience (for Principal Aeronautical Engineer).
Demonstrated analytical skills with a track record of complex problem solving.
Experience in electrical design of air vehicle systems.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Experience with military aircraft subsystem development, with requirements definition, specification development, component analysis, procurement, source selection, integration and test and verification for advance aircraft.
Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures.

Responsibilities

Develop electrical wiring designs of a functional system including the selection of aircraft-type conductors and electro-mechanical components such as connectors, relays, switches, circuit breakers, terminal junction systems.
Support design requirements for electrical power generation, conversion and distribution systems, and circuit protective requirements for aerospace vehicle systems including Electrical Loads Analysis, test procedures, power architectures, reports, analyses, and other vehicle power related deliverables.
Responsible for all aspects of system/component design and development including trade studies, layouts, architecture definition, system test & verification, and troubleshooting.
May participate on a subcontractor management team and will act as the technical point of contact with suppliers for hardware development, qualification, and procurement.
System level test planning, execution support, verification, data processing, and troubleshooting.
System level evaluations to verify requirements and ensure airworthiness criteria are met.
Create hydraulic and electrical schematics for functional systems, selecting aircraft type conductors and electromechanical components (connectors, relays, switches, circuit breakers, terminal junction systems).