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Principal / Sr Principal Flight Avionics Engineer at SP - Propulsion Systems · Katori

Asks for

The ad says“Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels.”
The ad says“Must have experience in COTS / MIL-COTS hardware functional design and performance analysis”
The ad says“Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels.”
The ad says“Must have experience with design, development, and integration of flight deck equipment”
The ad says“Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels.”
The ad says“Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels.”
The ad says“Must have experience with trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings”
The ad says“Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels.”
The ad says“Must have experience with trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings”
The ad says“Must have experience with trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings”

Values

The ad says“Experience with Agile development”
The ad says“Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols”
The ad says“Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) experience”
The ad says“3. Control Display Units (CDUs)”
The ad says“5. Crew Alerting System (CAS)”
The ad says“Experience with Earned Value Management”
The ad says“7. Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) Navigation Systems”
The ad says“Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols”
The ad says“1. Flight Management Systems (FMS)”
The ad says“Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols”
The ad says“Experience designing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards for environmental qualifications”
The ad says“Experience with Military Navigation and Navigation Aids”
The ad says“Experience with integrating Military Navigation instrumentation on aircraft and interfacing with mission software”
The ad says“6. Moving Maps”
The ad says“Performance Based Navigation (PBN) experience and attaining PBN certification”
The ad says“2. Primary Flight Displays (PFDs)”
The ad says“Experience designing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards for environmental qualifications”
The ad says“Experience designing to RTCA DO-178 software standard for RNP RNAV certification”
The ad says“Experience designing to RTCA DO-200 standard for processing aeronautical data”
The ad says“Experience designing to RTCA DO-254 hardware standard for airborne electronic systems”
The ad says“Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work”
The ad says“Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection”
The ad says“4. Terrain Avoidance and Warning Systems (TAWS)”

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

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 Principal or Sr Principal Flight Avionics Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals on our Avionics Organization. This position is located onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

In this role as the Flight Avionics engineer, your success depends on good leadership skills and understanding the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently bringing up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership, and holding the team to a high level of technical rigor. You would need to thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Responsibilities:

Integration of aircraft cockpit systems and components including Flight Management Computer (FMC), Primary Flight Displays (PFDs), Control Display Units (CDUs), Fight Navigation and Guidance systems, Position, Navigation, Timing (PNT) equipment and other various avionics systems with the capability to support trade studies..
Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation
Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications
Assist in the preparation and support of the verification of aircraft avionics and Prime Mission Equipment installations and aircraft certification documents.
Provide support for the development of system safety documents.
Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers including development of supplier statement of work and requirements, review and analyze supplier design data, hardware/software acquisition, define functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration, and support test execution.
Informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, with the ability to troubleshoot hardware avionics equipment in a lab environment.

This role can be filled at the Principal or Sr Principal Level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

At a Principal Level:

Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience

At a Sr Principal Level:

Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience

And at Both Levels:

Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance within a reasonable amount of time, as determined by the company, to meet its business needs.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Must have experience in COTS / MIL-COTS hardware functional design and performance analysis
Must have experience with design, development, and integration of flight deck equipment
Must have experience with trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings
Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Military Navigation and Navigation Aids
Experience with integrating Military Navigation instrumentation on aircraft and interfacing with mission software
Integration and/or Design experience with of one or more of the following avionics systems as applied to military aircraft:
- 1. Flight Management Systems (FMS)
- 2. Primary Flight Displays (PFDs)
- 3. Control Display Units (CDUs)
- 4. Terrain Avoidance and Warning Systems (TAWS)
- 5. Crew Alerting System (CAS)
- 6. Moving Maps
- 7. Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) Navigation Systems
Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work
Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
Ability to review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) experience
Performance Based Navigation (PBN) experience and attaining PBN certification
Required Navigation Performance (RNP)/ Area Navigation (RNAV) certification experience
Experience designing to RTCA DO-178 software standard for RNP RNAV certification
Experience designing to RTCA DO-254 hardware standard for airborne electronic systems
Experience designing to RTCA DO-200 standard for processing aeronautical data
Experience designing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards for environmental qualifications
Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
Experience with Earned Value Management
Experience with supplier/subcontract management
Experience with scheduling engineering activities
Experience with Agile development

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.