Principal/Sr. Principal Vehicle Subsystems & Integration Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Sr Principal Electrical Engineer and with experience in aircraft subsystems development to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Organization in Melbourne, FL.  

Job Summary: The Principal/Sr Principal Electrical Engineer - Vehicle Subsystems & Integration may be involved in multiple aspects of aircraft subsystem development including electrical design, analysis, requirements, lab testing, data post processing, and issue troubleshooting.  Aircraft subsystems include Avionic System Architecture, Cable Design, and Electrical Power Generation & Distribution.

Responsibilities Include:

• Develop electrical wiring designs of a functional system including the selection of aircraft-type conductors and electro-mechanical components such as connectors, relays, switches, circuit breakers, terminal junction systems, etc. in accordance with SAE AS 50881 and proven commercial practices.

• Support design requirements for electrical power generation, conversion and distribution systems, and circuit protective requirements for aerospace vehicle systems including Electrical Loads Analysis, test procedures, power architectures, reports, analyses, and other vehicle power related deliverables. Familiarization with MIL-STD-704 required

• Responsible for all aspects of system/component design and development including trade studies, layouts, architecture definition, system test & verification, and troubleshooting. 

• May participate on a subcontractor management team and will act as the technical point of contact with suppliers for hardware development, qualification, and procurement

• System level test planning, execution support, verification, data processing, and troubleshooting

• System level evaluations to verify requirements and ensure airworthiness criteria are met

Position may be filled as either a Principal Electrical Engineer (level 3) or Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer (level 4) depending on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Electrical Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related engineering experience.

• Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related engineering experience.

• Experience in electrical design of air vehicle systems

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with military airc