Staff Electronics Engineer - CNI LOS Lead (Melbourne, FL)

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: June 20, 2022

Job Description:

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 Staff Electronics Engineer (CNI LOS Lead) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.

This position will lead the technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for LOS Communications subsystems. The successful Candidate will work closely with suppliers to integrate the selected communications, navigation, and identification subsystems into airborne platforms. The candidate will lead the preparation of detailed requirements specifications, design documents and procedures, and certification plans and procedures. The Staff Electronics Engineer is expected to be a highly motivated self-starter with an ability to operate effectively with a team of engineers.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience leading teams of engineers to design, develop and integrate military and commercial LOS communications, navigation, and identification subsystems
• Experience integrating/troubleshooting CNI systems on airborne platforms
• Familiarity with military COMSEC equipment
• Requirements Verification/Verification Management
• Management of Interface Control Documents
• Wiring Diagrams/Block Diagrams (Visio)
• Experienced control account manager (CAM) with responsibility for budget and schedule
• Able to brief internal, external and government customers
• Experience managing suppliers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Leads a cross functional team of associates with a wide range of skill sets, ensuring roles and responsibilities of all team members are well understood and executed.
• Provide overall leadership to program team and ensure technical compliance.
• Identifies and executes plans to mitigate program risks.Basic Qualifications:
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in engineering, OR a Master's degree AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in engineering, OR a Ph.D. AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in engineering.
  • Must be familiar with Systems Engineering practices and processes
  • Must have experience in requirements flow down, maintenance and management of requirements using DOORS.
  • Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher that has been granted or renewed within the last 6 years or is currently under continuous evaluation.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) prior to the commencement of employment.Preferred Qualifications:
    • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
    • Knowledge of Communication Systems Engineering principles and related analyses
    • Familiarity with Advanced Beyond Line of Sight and Line of Sight concepts
    • Knowledge of future technologies in the CNI and Mission Systems area of expertise
    • Ability to create technology roadmaps with information gathered from customer representatives and industry partners
    • Multiple industry contacts and the ability to network with industry partners that provide advanced technologies
    • Proposal and BOE experience to support high fidelity ROM creation Salary Range: $134,700 USD - $202,100 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 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .
      
      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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
      

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