Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer to join its Avionics organization in Melbourne, Florida. The engineer will help lead technical work by understanding its scope and impact on other teams, raising concerns, issues, and risks to program and technical leadership, and maintaining a high level of technical rigor. The position involves requirements development and allocation, computer and network architecture design, hardware integration and testing, and analysis of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware. The engineer will document subsystem designs, assess performance and technology readiness, collaborate with program stakeholders to integrate mission management subsystems, and manage technical work with strategic partners and suppliers. The role also supports supplier development, acquisition, qualification, integration, testing, evaluations, and design reviews. The position is located in Melbourne, FL, requires travel 25% of the time, and requires a U.S. Government Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret and Special Access Program clearances. Relocation assistance may be available.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of relevant military or professional experience; or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of relevant experience; or a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering professional or military experience.
- Must have a U.S. Government Secret clearance and be able to obtain and maintain an interim Top Secret clearance before starting within a reasonable timeframe determined by the business; background investigation must have been completed within the last 6 years or the candidate must currently be enrolled in Continuous Evaluation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
- Experience with PC computer architecture and associated elements, such as processing hardware, operating systems, board support packages, messaging middleware, networking standards or protocols (for example, 1553, 1394, or Ethernet), or data storage.
- Experience with system modeling and requirements management tools such as Cameo, DOORS, or Rhapsody, including developing or maturing requirements and tracing them through multiple levels.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
- DODD 8570 certification, such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or a similar network or security certification.
- Experience with embedded systems, Unix or Linux operating systems, single-board computers, networking components, FPGAs, or NAS solutions.
- Basic scripting experience, such as Bash or Python.
- Experience integrating COTS electronics into military systems.
- Experience with supplier team management, working on a multidisciplinary team, or writing technical proposals.
- Active Top Secret clearance.
Responsibilities
- Interpret, allocate, tailor, write, and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture.
- Design and develop computer and network architectures; perform hardware integration and testing and requirements analysis.
- Design COTS hardware and estimate its performance within the constraints of the hardware.
- Conduct trade studies, document subsystem architectures, analyze performance, and evaluate supplier products’ Technology Readiness Level and current and future offerings.
- Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams, and specifications.
- Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate mission management subsystems in support of platform mission objectives.
- Provide technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration, and test support.
- Develop supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work.
- Build supplier evaluation criteria; conduct technical evaluations, document results, and support supplier selection.
- Review supplier development documents and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Possible overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on the position
- Relocation assistance may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
