Aeronautics Engineer – Responsible RE

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Aeronautics Engineer – Responsible RE to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located onsite in Palmdale, CA. Remote/Hybrid is not available.

Exciting position offers the opportunity for candidates to be a self-starter. This is not your average engineer role.  with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Serve as the Responsible Engineer for an electrical subsystem (Vehicle Management System, or Electrical power system) across design, integration, verification, and sustainment phases. 

• Provide technical oversight and guidance to the multiple software development and test teams to include software architecture and design. Also provide technical solutions to the team's software needs

• Produce and maintain engineering artifacts: architecture diagrams, interface control documents (ICDs), requirements specifications, design descriptions, verification reports, and certification evidence.

• Develop and maintain high-fidelity modeling and simulation environments algorithm development, Monte Carlo analysis, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and software Integration Lab (SIL) verification.

• Lead integration and verification activities: produce test plans, execute/oversee simulation, HIL, bench, and flight tests, analyze results, and close verification artifacts to demonstrate compliance with requirements.

•  Coordinate across systems engineering, test, software, mechanical, and supplier teams; present technical status and risk to program leadership.

• Technical point of contact for the system and will be required to develop technical solutions to a wide range of complex problems that come up. 

• Perform functional analysis, conduct detailed trade studies and interface definition studies in order to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

• familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct

• The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.  

• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience. 

• Excellent technical communication skills, with experience producing requirements, ICDs, verification artifacts, and supporting test or certification activities

• Experience with development, design, or sustainment of electronic systems (VMS, Power, Navigation, or similar).

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR).  This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Travel up to 25% may be required.

    
Preferred Qualifications:

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

• Experience as a supplier management team technical lead, or experience in program management or systems engineering

• Experience presenting technical content to upper management

• Experience with test lab Instrumentation and execution.

• Experience with electrical signal processing – 1553 analyzers, RS-232, RS-485, 1394

• Proficient in CATIA, Matlab, Microsoft Visio

• Experience with development, design, sustainment of vehicle management systems (VMS)

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and verifying VMS functions (including algorithm development and closed loop control).

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

• Active U.S. Government Top Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

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Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

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.