Principal Engineer Electromechanical Instrumentation
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal Engineer Electromechanical - Flight Test Instrumentation to join its Test and Evaluation team onsite in Melbourne, Florida. The successful candidate will be part of the Flight Test Instrumentation team and develop instrumentation drawings for flight-test aircraft. The role defines instrumentation system configurations, signal-conditioning requirements, and architectures for airborne data-acquisition hardware. It includes coordinating requirements with multidisciplinary teams, monitoring instrumentation configurations, and recommending or authorizing configuration changes. The engineer also performs design tasks, supports design reviews, writes procedures, contributes to test integration and trade studies, and develops architectural implementations for TTC airborne data-acquisition systems. The position involves working in a dynamic, people-focused environment with customers and other design engineers. The role requires an active U.S. Government Secret (or higher) clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program access. Travel is 25% of the time, and the employee must be willing and able to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and off-shifts. Relocation assistance may be available. A 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off is offered.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related professional or military experience; or a Master of Science in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional or military experience; or a STEM Ph.D. and 1 year of related professional or military experience.
- Active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program access within a reasonable time as determined by business needs.
- Experience working in flight-test environments.
- Understanding of applications and implementations of data systems, telemetry and RF, onboard recording systems and ground stations, subsystems, and/or specialized instrumentation test equipment.
- Knowledge of the capabilities, uses, and limitations of strain gages, accelerometers, pressure transducers, and other commonly used instrumentation sensors.
- Knowledge of navigating MIL-STD documents and specifications and/or data-bus architectures including MIL-STD-1553, IEEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS-232, and RS-422.
- Willingness and ability to work various shifts, including evenings, weekends, and off-shifts.
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience gathering system requirements.
- Ability to create detailed design specifications, product manuals, interface control documents (ICDs), and/or design handbooks.
- Design and operational experience with TTC data systems.
- Familiarity with fundamental principles of Symvionics IADS software or experience working in a Mission Control Room.
- Knowledge or experience with IRIG 106, Chapter 10, Chapter 7, and TM Downlink.
- Demonstrated ability to support post-test data processing and analysis and provide recommendations or authorize flight-test instrumentation configuration changes to Engineering and Leadership.
Responsibilities
- Define instrumentation system configurations, signal-conditioning requirements, and architectures common to airborne data-acquisition hardware.
- Gather, track, and communicate requirements effectively to multidisciplinary teams.
- Monitor and understand instrumentation system configurations and recommend or authorize configuration changes.
- Perform assigned engineering design tasks and support design reviews.
- Write procedures and support test integration.
- Participate in trade study analyses.
- Develop architectural implementations for TTC airborne data-acquisition systems.
- Work with customers and other design engineers.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
- Learning opportunities
- Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- Friendly team environment
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
