Principal/Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer (Levels 3/4)

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

16d•$98,400 - $184,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer or Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer to join our team of qualified individuals in defining the future. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. This position may be filled either at the Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer (T03) level OR at the Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer (T04) level based on the qualifications listed. The Environmental Qualification (EQ) Engineer drives the translation of design requirements into actionable specifications, tailoring and allocating them across all design levels while authoring guidelines and reviewing test documentation. They serve as the primary liaison for EQ issues, presenting findings during internal and external design reviews and collaborating with leadership, customers, suppliers, engineers, and technicians. Additionally, they develop models, perform analyses, and oversee compliance testing—often on-site at supplier facilities—to ensure components, subsystems, and systems meet environmental qualification standards such as MIL-STD-810 and RTCA?DO-160.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional experience OR PhD degree in a STEM discipline AND 1 year of related professional experience (for Principal level).
Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional experience OR PhD degree in a STEM discipline AND and 4 year of related professional experience (for Sr. Principal level).
Must have experience working with Military Subsystems or Avionics Systems Environmental Qualification (EQ).
Must be able to brief/support customer/subcontractor meetings as required.
Must have an active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

In-depth knowledge of governing standards such as MIL-STD-810 and RTCA DO-160.
Active US Government Top Secret clearance with Special Access Program (SAP).
Experience with avionics thermal and/or vibration analysis and related software such as ANSYS, Flotherm, FEMAP, etc.

Responsibilities

Serve as a proactive, self-starting liaison who communicates effectively with leadership, customers, suppliers, engineers, and technicians.
Write, draft, interpret, allocate, tailor, and flow-down environmental qualification requirements across all design levels.
Present EQ issues and solutions during internal and external design reviews.
Author design guidelines and review test procedures, test reports, and technical analyses.
Participate in cross-discipline design reviews to ensure integrated compliance.
Develop models and perform analytical assessments of components, subsystems, and complete systems.
Conduct gap analyses to determine whether equipment meets customer specifications and to identify associated risk factors.
Ensure designs meet governmental and industry standards such as MIL-STD-810, RTCA?DO-160, and MIL-HDBK-310.
Travel to supplier sites to guide, witness, and validate qualification testing activities.