Principal Engineer Survivability - Vulnerability (Melbourne FL)

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

11d•$108,200 - $162,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer Survivability - Vulnerability to join their team in Melbourne, Florida. This role is on-site and involves working on revolutionary systems in stealth technology. The selected candidate will report to the Vulnerability & Live Fire test IPT and will be responsible for understanding aircraft system vulnerability through modeling, simulation, and live fire testing. The position requires full-time, on-site work with no remote or hybrid options, and may involve up to 25% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM and 3 years of related engineering experience
Thorough understanding of the threats and threat effects
Demonstrated competence with the vulnerability analysis tool set (COVART or AJEM)
Construction or modification of target models
Use of statistical tools, i.e., JMP
Thorough understanding of vehicle systems and aircraft structures
Experiencing authoring or updating Vulnerability Assessment Reports (VARs)
Extensive experience with customer counterpart collaboration
Understanding of live fire testing
Incorporating live fire data and results into the vulnerability analysis
Ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time.

Nice To Haves

B.S/M.S. in Aerospace or Aeronautical engineering
Vulnerability analysis program planning
Use of complex analysis tools, i.e., Amesim, LS-Dyna
Exposure to structural analysis
Hand on experience with live fire testing

Responsibilities

Develops target models aircraft from NX models.
Conducts 26 view and burst point analyses using the AJEM vulnerability analysis tool.
Determines contributors of overall Probability of Kill values.
Conducts sensitivity analyses.
Briefs the customer and other government officials on specific analysis assignments, including findings and status.
Performs planning, execution, and reporting of live fire tests.
Develops test concepts and derives test shot parameters.
Uses statistical analysis tools/processes to conduct Designs of Experiment (DOE).
Conducts trade studies to assess vulnerability reduction feature additions/selection based on live fire testing data.
Briefs the customer and other government officials on specific testing assignments, including findings and status.