Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
This Requisition maybe filled at the Principal or Sr Principal level based on requirements listed below.
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Engineer - Reliability to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite in Melbourne, FL. This is 100% on-site work.
You will be assigned work in the Product Support organization performing System Reliability & Maintainability (R&M) Engineering Analysis. You will be responsible for establishing, monitoring, and verifying subsystem R&M performance requirements for all design changes and new development efforts to ensure that R&M program requirements are achieved. The primary responsibility of the position will be reliability, maintainability, and testability.
Essential Functions:
Perform R&M allocations and predictions
Develop Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) analysis
Perform Built In Test (BIT) testability analysis
Develop mission reliability analysis
Support the development of teams in the investigation of issues
Familiarity with Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Experience with Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
Experience with maintainability demonstrations
Experience with Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT), Reliability Growth Testing (RGT), and Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
Liaison with Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and suppliers for the R&M of assigned subsystems
You should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels. You must be able to collaborate closely with system engineers, hardware designers, and integration/test engineers. You may develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts and design of experiments (DOE) constructs. Recommend design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability. Compile and analyze performance reports and process control statistics; investigate and analyze relevant variables potentially affecting product and processes. Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards. Analyze preliminary plans and develop reliability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability objectives.
May develop mathematical models to identify units, batches or processes posing excessive failure risks. As necessary, propose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability. May determine units and/or batches requiring environmental testing, and specify minimum number of samples to obtain statistically valid data.
The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
For Principal Level: Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM and 3 years of engineering experience OR PhD with 1 years of engineering experience.
Sr Principal Level : Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM and 6 years of engineering experience OR PhD with 1 years of engineering experience.
Experience in Reliability and Maintainability discipline
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated US 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:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Electrical Engineering or similar Engineering Degree
Minimum 5 years of experience within Reliability and Maintainability discipline
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
Active, In scope US Government Top Secret or SCI clearance
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At Northrop Grumman we are invested in the growth and well-being off all our employees. We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.
Our Total Rewards Program offers a comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00The 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.Skills Required
- Principal level: Bachelor's in STEM + 5 years engineering experience OR Master's in STEM + 3 years OR PhD + 1 year
- Sr Principal level: Bachelor's in STEM + 8 years engineering experience OR Master's in STEM + 6 years OR PhD + 1 year
- Experience in Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) discipline
- Perform R&M allocations and predictions, mission reliability analysis
- Develop Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
- Familiarity with Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
- Experience with Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
- Experience with Built In Test (BIT) testability analysis
- Experience with maintainability demonstrations
- Experience with HALT, Reliability Growth Testing (RGT), and Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
- Ability to transfer and maintain final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret clearance
- U.S. Citizenship (required for positions with government clearance)
- Position is 100% on-site in Melbourne, FL
- Willingness/ability to travel ~10%
- Recommend design/test methods, DOE constructs, and statistical process control procedures
- May develop mathematical/statistical models for reliability assessment
- Excellent collaboration with systems, hardware, and integration/test engineers
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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