Sr. Staff Engineer Airworthiness - Adjacent Certifications Technical Lead

Northrop Grumman • Melbourne, FL

13d • $166,500 - $249,700 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking an experienced Sr. Staff Engineer Airworthiness to serve as the Adjacent Certifications Technical Lead on its cybersecurity team in Melbourne, Florida. The role is within the Airworthiness & Weapon Systems Cybersecurity (AWWSC) Directorate and supports adjacent certifications relevant to airworthiness, including nuclear surety, weapons certification, and CNS/ATM certification.

The position develops and maintains policy, processes, procedures, training, tools, digital strategies, roadmaps, metrics, and common methodologies for assessing organizational execution in adjacent certifications. It provides guidance on program-specific governance and collaborates across the enterprise and industry. The role requires extensive technical expertise, independent judgment, and the ability to develop solutions to complex problems.

The position requires a U.S. Government in-scope DoD Secret clearance or higher, or the ability to obtain one. Travel is 10%. Relocation assistance may be available. The stated primary salary range is $166,500 to $249,700. Employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, and the company provides benefits including health, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 14 years of experience, a master's degree in a STEM field and 12 years of experience, or a Ph.D. in a STEM field and 10 years of experience.
• Experience developing plans and certification bases to achieve systematic compliance using DoW policy, MIL-HDBK-516, civil standards, and international standards in support of program objectives and airworthiness and cybersecurity approvals.
• Experience reviewing and coordinating other Airworthiness and/or Cybersecurity Engineers and internal engineering disciplines across design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Experience in aircraft system certification related to nuclear surety, weapons certification, and/or CNS/ATM certification.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with subject matter experts, engineers, analysts, and senior leaders.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government in-scope DoD Secret security clearance or higher.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP) is stated with the preferred clearance qualification.

Nice To Haves

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear guidance and conduct workshops for engineers.
• Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516C or MIL-HDBK-516D.
• Civil or military aircraft development or modification experience.
• Experience with domestic or international standards development organizations.
• Experience with discipline-based maturity models.
• Experience with digital engineering approaches and methodologies, such as MBSE tools.
• Familiarity with the DoW acquisition process.
• Current active U.S. Government in-scope DoD Secret security clearance or higher, and ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SAP).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain processes, tools, training, and strategic roadmaps for assessing organizational execution related to airworthiness adjacent certifications.
• Advise on program-specific governance, processes, and procedures.
• Develop and maintain metrics that provide leadership visibility into organizational execution related to adjacent certifications.
• Assess, develop, sustain, and conduct training.
• Collaborate with enterprise and industry stakeholders.
• Support modernization by helping provide vision, focus, guiding principles, essential capabilities, and goals for evolving the team into a robust digital-centric organization.
• Coordinate with other Airworthiness and/or Cybersecurity Engineers and internal engineering disciplines across the air-system lifecycle.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior