Engineer or Principal Engineer Electrical - Power Systems Design
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Electrical Engineer / Principal Electrical Engineer with experience in aircraft subsystems development to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Organization in Melbourne, FL. The Electrical Engineer / Principal Electrical Engineer may be involved in multiple aspects of aircraft subsystem development including electrical design, analysis, requirements, lab testing, data post processing, and issue troubleshooting. Aircraft subsystems may include, but are not limited to, Avionic System Architecture, Cable Design, and Electrical Power Generation & Distribution.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 2 years of relevant experience, OR a Master's Degree in STEM with no years of experience (for Electrical Engineer Level 2).
- Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD Degree with no experience (for Principal Electrical Engineer Level 3).
- Experience in electrical design of air vehicle systems.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance; clearance not required to start employment.
- Must have the ability to obtain any Program Special access required within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
- Architecture Design Experience, Aircraft Electrical Power (EPS) Experience, Aircraft Hardware Procurement Knowledge, EPS Integration Knowledge
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, etc. in accordance with AS 50881 and proven commercial practices.
- 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. Familiarization with MIL-STD-704 required.
- 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.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
