Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: January 21, 2023
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Melbourne, FL, USA
- Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this
position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
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 sector is currently hiring a
Systems Engineer / Principal Systems Engineer (Vehicle Management
Systems - Flight Control Actuation Systems) to join our team of
qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in
Melbourne, FL.
A Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer focused on the Flight
Control Actuation System, designs and develops system
architectures, and defines key capabilities and performance
requirements. Additional duties include: Defining design and
technology maturity constraints of the system in accordance with
customer specifications, developing thorough definition of system
external interfaces, defining system implementation approach and
operational concept, ensuring requirements are met, and evaluating
performance with the customer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Flight critical system design for aircraft control.
- Architecture design with optimized redundancy levels.
- Trade studies.
- Specification of hardware elements and technical support to
procurement.
- Vehicle management software specification and oversight.
- Fault management design.
- Lab testing of flight hardware & software.
- On-aircraft testing.
- Support to vehicle flight testing.
- Anomaly resolution.
- VMS Specification development, requirements definition,
functional modeling, and VMS testing.
- Support subsystems to VMS interfaces including managing
requirements, design, testing and presenting updates to internal
and external customers.This requisition may be filled at either the
Systems Engineer OR the Principal Systems Engineer level.
Basic Qualifications for a Systems Engineer:
- Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or
Mathematics (STEM) field from an accredited university with 2 years
of integration test engineering experience OR a Master's Degree in
(STEM) with 0 years of relevant experience.
- Must have a technical background in the fundamental of
actuation loop closure and hardware/software implementation.
- Must have a technical background in actuation modeling using
Matlab/Simulink.
- Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a
background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into
Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access
Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained within a
reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its
business needs.Basic Qualifications for a Principal Systems
Engineer:
- Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or
Mathematics (STEM) field from an accredited university with 5 years
of integration test engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in
a STEM field with 3 years of integration test engineering
experience; OR a PhD Degree in a STEM field.
- Must have a technical background in the fundamental of
actuation loop closure and hardware/software implementation.
- Must have a technical background in actuation modeling using
Matlab/Simulink.
- Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a
background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into
Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access
Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained within a
reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its
business needs.Preferred Qualifications:
- Current/Active Special Program Access (PAR/SAP).
- Technical background in electronics hardware and software
certification.
- Experience with supplier contract closeout (i.e. -
FCA/PCA).
- Technical background in hydraulic actuation system
certification.
- Experience with supplier proposal review and supplier selection
and coordination and technical and cost management.
- Technical background in writing the procurement specification
for Hydraulic and electrical actuation.
- Experience managing the integration of the actuation system
into the overall vehicle systems. Salary Range: $71,100 USD -
$106,700 USD
Salary Range 2: $87,600 USD - $131,400 USD
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to
base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual
contributions as well as allow employees to share in company
results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be
eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman
provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage,
life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays
and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top
priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on
their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be
required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved
disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future
court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed
federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042
.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse
workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color,
religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital
status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any
other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency
statement, please visit . U.S. Citizenship is required for most
positions.
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