Senior Principal Systems Engineer Prognostics Health Management

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Florida, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Title: Senior Principal Systems Engineer Prognostics Health Management

Northrop Grumman is seeking a highly skilled Senior Principal Systems Engineer Prognostics Health Management to join our team in Melbourne, FL.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a seasoned Systems Engineer with expertise in Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) to lead the development of advanced health monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions for complex systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in health management, prognostics, diagnostics, and reliability and maintainability engineering.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Analyze various types of flight/fault logs, assign Fault Identification (FID) codes, and host customer BIT Review Boards (BRB)
  • Coordinate with stakeholders, suppliers, and customers, internally and externally, in support of improving Built-In-Test (BIT) Fault Detection, Fault Isolation and BIT False Alarm performance metrics
  • Develop models and scalable algorithms derived from both data and underlying physics of failure models to evaluate the condition of Mission and Air Vehicle systems
  • Create predictive models of physical degradation, failures, and data-driven prognostics algorithms to assess the health and performance of critical components
  • Formulate health monitoring strategies to detect anomalies/outliers in real flight data
  • Conduct research and development projects concentrating on Prognostic Health Management (PHM) and Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+)
  • Gather and analyze component and WRA failure history, including failure modes, downtime, MTBF, power cycles, reboots, repeat faults, etc.
  • Address complex questions regarding fleet usage and behavior to facilitate proactive monitoring, enhance reliability, and minimize field failures
  • Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, and other technical and non-technical managers and customers
  • Work collaboratively in a team environment with other highly motivated system engineers and data scientists
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college in a relevant STEM discipline with 8 years of experience; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with 6 years of experience; OR a STEM PhD with 3 years of experience
  • Experience within Health Management, Prognostics, Diagnostics, and/or Reliability & Maintainability Engineering disciplines
  • Previous experience, including academic research, directly related to the development of Prognostics Health Management (PHM) or Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+) technologies, or analysis and simulation of complex electrical or mechanical systems
  • Strong background in data analysis (algorithms, data structures, and architectures), probability, statistics, signal processing, and predictive modeling
  • Work experience with anomaly/outlier detection in time series data
  • Must have an active DoD Secret clearance prior to starting, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Visio, Project, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Office Products
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong programming skills, preferably in Python and its numerical and data libraries (pandas, scipy, numpy, etc.)
  • Work experience with big data tools (Databricks, Presto, Data Lake, Apache Spark, etc.)
  • Work experience developing visualization tools and dashboards using Tableau
  • Familiarity with fault detection and diagnosis methods, and reliability analysis
  • Experience with MLOps and building machine learning pipelines in a professional setting
  • Demonstrated history of generating new ideas or improving existing ideas in statistical modeling or machine learning, indicated by accomplishments such as first-author publications or projects
  • Experience with data architectures in relation to how to store, fetch, and manipulate data (SQL, custom APIs, etc.)
  • Master's degree in a relevant STEM field.
  • Possess an active Top-Secret (or higher) clearance.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and provide a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all employees. We are proud to be a part of the Northrop Grumman team and look forward to hearing from you.



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