2027 Associate Systems Engineer / Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

9d•$65,800 - $118,900•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a T01 Associate Systems Engineer or T02 Systems Engineer to join their team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. As part of the Nuclear Hardness and Survivability (NH&S) team, the engineer will have a unique opportunity to support design and mitigation strategies to develop and field a survivable weapon system with operational requirements involving nuclear threat environments: Electromagnetic Pulse, Ionizing Radiation, Thermal Radiation, Air-Blast and Radiological exposure. The candidate will be an integral contributor to the Ionizing Radiation hardening effort throughout the Engineering & Manufacturing Development and Production & Deployment phases of the program providing expertise in generating weapon system design criteria, developing system-level NH&S Design Analysis Reports (DAR) and nuclear hardness system test plans and reports, and preparing and presenting Nuclear Survivability engineering artifacts. The role involves leading and executing the analysis and/or evaluation/validation of components, equipment, subsystems, or weapon system analytical models and actual system implementation for weapons compliance to operationally relevant nuclear threat environments.

Requirements

Associate Systems Engineer (T01): Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline (Physics, Electrical Engineering, etc.) with 0 years of experience in engineering; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience in engineering; OR PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience in engineering.
Systems Engineer (T02): Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 2 years of experience in engineering; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience in engineering; OR PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience in engineering.
Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite), or a final Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain an interim Top Secret within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government interim top secret clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) may be required to start.
Ability to travel 10% is required.
Working knowledge of nuclear weapons effects and resulting Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics (TREE) of DoD and commercial systems.
Experience with electrical circuit and/or system level design and test.

Nice To Haves

Nuclear Command, Control & Communication weapon system survivability design experience
Analysis experience with radiation environments including man-made and natural space environment.
Analysis experience in Reliability, Availability, Maintainability & Testability (RAMT) including probabilistic risk assessment as applicable to semiconductor TREE susceptibilities.
Experience and/or familiarity with the following standards and handbooks: DODI 3150.09, MIL-STD-1766, AFWL-TR-86-26, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-3023, MIL-STD-2169, DO-160, MIL-B-5087, DNA-2048H-1, MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-750, JEDEC JESD89, MIL-HDBK-814, MIL-HDBK-815, MIL-HDBK-816, IEC 62396-1/-5, SAE AIR6219
Experience and/or familiarity with the following engineering software/tools: COMSOL, ANSYS, CST, FEKO, Cadence/Spice, Mathworks MATLAB, PTC MathCad, Wolfram Mathematica, NX, Siemens Teamcenter, CAMEO
Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.
Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)

Responsibilities

Generating weapon system design criteria supported by design analysis, modeling & simulation, equipment and system-level trade studies, system integration, piece-part, component, equipment, and system test artifacts.
Developing system-level NH&S Design Analysis Reports (DAR) and nuclear hardness system test plans and reports documenting equipment compliance and weapon system certification.
Preparing and presenting Nuclear Survivability engineering artifacts supporting requirements compliance and weapon system performance traceability throughout Design Reviews.
Lead and execute the analysis and/or evaluation/validation of components, equipment, subsystems, or weapon system analytical models and actual system implementation for weapons compliance to operationally relevant nuclear threat environments.
Technical planning, specification requirements derivation, test and analysis, design, planning and execution, documentation, and requirements/validation supporting overall system compliance.
Experience with electrical circuit rad-hard design including piece-part screening, analysis, modeling, and test of component and systems for radiation environment compliance i.e. prompt dose rate, total ionizing dose, neutron displacement damage, neutron induced upset, single event effects.
Knowledge of Circumvention & Recovery techniques for component, circuit, equipment subsystems compliance and weapon system level probabilistic performance assessments during pre/trans and post nuclear weapon environment exposure.
Evaluate uncertainty and risks associated with rad-hard requirements and design mitigation strategies.
Represent Northrop Grumman Corporation as a technical expert for the Program and with DoD customers.