Principal Avionics Subsystem Engineer

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. 

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Principal Avionics Subsystem Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position will be in Melbourne, FL.

Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Multi-Domain Command and Control (MDC2) business unit is developing cutting edge technology that seamlessly analyzes, fuses, and distributes multi-domain information into command-and-control systems of systems to support all domains of war.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation

• Perform analyses and estimate performance of components, subsystems and systems in accordance with governmental and commercial standards.

• Configure, test, document and troubleshoot avionics and mission systems

• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications

• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate avionics and mission subsystems to meet platform mission objectives

• Develop supplier documentation such as procurement specifications, and statements of work, and review artifacts from the supplier’s development effort

A successful Avionics Subsystem Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

Basic Qualifications:

Principal Avionics Subsystem Engineer (T03):

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. (STEM) AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

• Experience with RF principles and design

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with RF principles and design

• Familiarity with PC computer architecture and associated elements: processing hardware, operating systems, board support packages, messaging middleware, networking standards/protocols (e.g. 1553, 1394, Ethernet), or data storage

• Familiarity with aircraft guidance, navigation, control principles and design

• Familiarity with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.)

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.