Principal Supportability Engineer - Avionics

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

4d•Onsite

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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Supportability Engineer - Avionics to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position is located in Melbourne, FL. This position is fully onsite with no remote work available. Accomplish You should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels. You should be well organized, pay a great deal of attention to detail, possess good written and verbal communication skills and be able to present design concepts to an audience. You must be able to work well with co-workers, other groups and external suppliers. Essential Functions: Identify, analyze, quantify and influence logistics requirements to support a weapon system including spares, Support Equipment, technical data, training, facilities, and personnel Interface with vehicle engineering to influence weapon system design for supportability Initiate and perform trade studies Perform detailed maintenance task analysis Determine overall weapon support system requirements Succeed The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field from an accredited university with 5 years previous experience working in an Engineering or Technical position OR a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years' relevant experience OR PhD with 1 year of relevant experience.
Must have a basic understanding of electrical engineering.
Prior experience in systems engineering, system design concepts and maintenance of avionic and/or RF Systems, including Communications, Navigation, RADAR, digital and analog systems.
Knowledge of design and database tools (NX/CPLM) and possess ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and parts list.
Your ability to 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 a STEM field (Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing).
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
Current Special Program Access (PAR/SAP).
Experience with testability, troubleshooting, fault trees and/or FMECA.
Navy aircraft maintenance experience in an aircraft carrier environment.
A&P Certified Mechanic.

Responsibilities

Identify, analyze, quantify and influence logistics requirements to support a weapon system including spares, Support Equipment, technical data, training, facilities, and personnel
Interface with vehicle engineering to influence weapon system design for supportability
Initiate and perform trade studies
Perform detailed maintenance task analysis
Determine overall weapon support system requirements