Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer / Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

59d

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer or Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will be located in Melbourne, FL . In this role, you will be responsible for developing, modifying, and maintaining aircraft Crew & Equipment design configurations using current engineering practices and standards.

Requirements

Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer : Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of engineering experience OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of engineering experience OR PhD and 1 year of engineering experience
Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer : Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of engineering experience OR Master's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and 6 years of engineering experience or PhD and 4 years of engineering experience
Prior experience with aircraft crew/cockpit design, interiors, or mission equipment/hardware integration
Prior experience with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software applications
Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline
Familiarity with NX CAD software and Teamcenter PLM
Familiarity with NX Human Modeling
Cockpit flight controls, crew accommodations, mission systems and subsystems interfaces
Familiarity with JPATS 1-8 aircrew anthropometric sizes
Familiarity with aircraft rack design, shock isolation, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment integration, and mission line replaceable unit (LRU) mounting/integration
Familiarity with implementing design/integration considerations associated with size, weight, power, and cooling requirements for aircraft equipment
Experience with the military airworthiness certification process using MIL-HDBK-516
Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures
Leading and mentoring

Responsibilities

Crew Systems/Cockpit design and and/or Equipment Integration associated with one or more of the following areas: Escape Systems Transparencies and Canopies Cockpit Furnishings, Interiors, and Lighting Pilot Controls and Displays Operator workstations, consoles, displays, and equipment racks Aircraft Secondary Structure Overall cockpit and workstation layouts, including integration of human factor aspects
Develop mockups, and simulators
Perform trade studies, determine results and conclusions, and make recommendations
Identify and Manage Risks, Issues and Opportunities
Perform design related tasks utilizing the NX and Teamcenter tool suite, including integrating components into various types of aircraft applications, coordinating and collaborating with relevant stakeholder to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced, and applying GD&T requirements to models to ensure producibility and manufacturability of designs.