Principal / Flight Avionics Electronics Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal / Flight Avionics Electronics Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals on our Avionics Organization. This position is located onsite in Melbourne, Florida. The Electronics Engineer will be responsible for supporting the development and execution of the program. This person will serve as a junior engineer, supporting Avionics Integration of Aircraft flight deck Systems and will be responsible for one or more of the following: Provide Avionics Integration engineering support for the integration of aircraft flight deck systems and components including Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF), Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Radio Altimeter, Primary Flight Displays (PFDs), Terrain Avoidance and Warning Systems (TAWS), and other various avionics systems Provide support for the development of system safety documents Create aircraft system schematics to support air vehicle wiring diagrams Development and analysis of requirements and supporting trade studies Manage suppliers, review and analysis of supplier design data, definition of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration, and support test execution Support informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab Supporting flight test activities and post flight data analysis, and resolution of flight test anomalies A successful Flight Avionics Engineer has good communication skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams. This individual consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks, and holds themselves to a high level of technical rigor
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 2+ years of relevant experience, OR a Master's degree in a STEM field with 0+ years of relevant experience is required
- Must have Cameo or Doors or similar product experience
- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance level is required with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree in a STEM field with 3+ years of relevant experience is required.
- Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
Nice To Haves
- Confluence and Jira Experience
- Experience with Avionics systems
- Experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels
- Experience with Supplier Management of avionics equipment
- Experience with at least one of the flight certification standards listed in the preferred qualifications (PBN, RNAV, RNP, CNS/ATM, DO-178/254/200/160)
- Performance Based Navigation (PBN) experience and attaining PBN certification
- Required Navigation Performance (RNP)/ Area Navigation (RNAV) certification experience
- Experience designing to RTCA DO-178 software standard for RNP RNAV certification
- Experience designing to RTCA DO-254 hardware standard for airborne electronic systems
- Experience designing to RTCA DO-200 standard for processing aeronautical data
- Experience designing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards for environmental qualifications
Responsibilities
- Provide Avionics Integration engineering support for the integration of aircraft flight deck systems and components including Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF), Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Radio Altimeter, Primary Flight Displays (PFDs), Terrain Avoidance and Warning Systems (TAWS), and other various avionics systems
- Provide support for the development of system safety documents
- Create aircraft system schematics to support air vehicle wiring diagrams
- Development and analysis of requirements and supporting trade studies
- Manage suppliers, review and analysis of supplier design data, definition of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration, and support test execution
- Support informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab
- Supporting flight test activities and post flight data analysis, and resolution of flight test anomalies
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
