Sr. Principal EO/IR Systems 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.

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Sr. Principal EO/IR Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.  This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

The selected engineer will perform as a member of an interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists on a key effort to develop novel and innovative solutions to advanced technical problems. The successful engineer will contribute to the overall development of electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) systems, including developing, integrating, and applying system performance models, constructing, and testing demonstration systems, creating/refining/implementing system concepts and models, implementing test procedures, and verifying/validating system performance. You will design, develop, build, and test electro-optical systems in conjunction with key suppliers.
 

Responsibilities include: 

• Design and develop electro-optical systems architectures, perform hardware/software integration and testing, certification and requirements analysis

• Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture

• Trade studies, documenting architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings

• Perform MBSE and capturing requirements, interfaces, behaviors, structures and parametrics

• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate mission planning solutions to meet platform mission objectives

• Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work

• Building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection

• Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support

• Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews

• Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab

• Performing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off

• Leading technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams

A successful EOIR Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consi