Principal Crew

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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 a Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer or Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will be located in Melbourne, FL. 

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, modifying, and maintaining aircraft Crew & Equipment design configurations using current engineering practices and standards.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Crew Systems/Cockpit design and and/or Equipment Integration associated with one or more of the following areas:

  • Escape Systems

  • Transparencies and Canopies

  • Cockpit Furnishings, Interiors, and Lighting

  • Pilot Controls and Displays

  • Operator workstations, consoles, displays, and equipment racks

  • Aircraft Secondary Structure

• Overall cockpit and workstation layouts, including integration of human factor aspects

• Develop mockups, and simulators

• Perform trade studies, determine results and conclusions, and make recommendations

• Identify and Manage Risks, Issues and Opportunities

• Perform design related tasks utilizing the NX and Teamcenter tool suite, including integrating components into various types of aircraft applications, coordinating and collaborating with relevant stakeholder to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced, and applying GD&T requirements to models to ensure producibility and manufacturability of designs.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter, well-organized with good problem-solving skills, able to perform effectively despite concurrent work tasks and will possess strong communication, leadership, team coordination and mentoring skills.  The successful candidate will also thrive in an aircraft development design environment and be able to react and quickly adapt to changes in aircraft configuration.

This role may be filled as a Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer or Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer based on the qualifications outlined below. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer : Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of engineering experience OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of engineering experience OR PhD and 1 year of engineering experience

• Sr. Principal Crew & Equipment Design Engineer : Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of engineering experience OR Master's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and 6 years of engineering experience or PhD and 4 years of engineering experience

• Prior experience with aircraft crew/cockpit design, interiors, or mission equipment/hardware integration

• Prior experience with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software applications

• Your ability to obtain and/or 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:

• Master's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline

• Familiarity with NX CAD software and Teamcenter PLM

• Familiarity with NX Human Modeling

• Cockpit flight controls, crew accommodations, mission systems and subsystems interfaces

• Familiarity with JPATS 1-8 aircrew anthropometric sizes

• Familiarity with aircraft rack design, shock isolation, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment integration, and mission line replaceable unit (LRU) mounting/integration

• Familiarity with implementing design/integration considerations associated with size, weight, power, and cooling requirements for aircraft equipment

• Experience with the military airworthiness certification process using MIL-HDBK-516

• Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures

• Leading and mentoring

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Primary Level Salary Range: $95, $142,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $118, $178,000.00The 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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