Principal, Electrical Engineering - Melbourne, FL, United States - Northrop Grumman

Description

Category:
Engineering

Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Assistance:
Relocation assistance may be available

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 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Electrical Engineer/ Sr Principal Electrical Engineer with experience in subsystems development to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Organization.

Candidates may be involved in multiple aspects of aircraft subsystem development including electrical design, analysis, requirements, lab testing and data post processing, and working shipside to help troubleshoot issues.

These aircraft subsystems may include, but are not limited to, Avionic System Architecture, Cable Design, and Electrical Power Generation & Distribution.

Developing electrical wiring designs of a functional system including the selection of aircraft-type conductors and electro-mechanical components such as connectors, relays, switches, circuit breakers, terminal junction systems, etc.

in accordance with SAE AS 50881 and proven commercial practices.

Supporting design requirements for electrical power generation, conversion and distribution systems, and circuit protective requirements for aerospace vehicle systems including Electrical Loads Analysis, test procedures, power architectures, reports, analyses, and other vehicle power related deliverables.

These activities may also include participating on a subcontractor management team and will act as the technical point of contact with suppliers for hardware development, qualification, and procurement.

System level test planning, execution support, verification, data processing, and troubleshooting.
Working independently under general supervision and as part of a large multi-disciplined team.

Position may be filled as either a Principal Electrical Engineer OR Senior Principal Electrical Engineer depending on the qualifications below.

The basic qualifications of the Principal Engineer Electrical are a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of engineering experience in electrical design of air vehicle systems, OR Master's degree AND 3 years of engineering experience.

The basic qualifications of the Sr Principal Engineer Electrical are a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 9 years of engineering experience in electrical design of air vehicle systems, OR Master's degree AND 7 years of engineering experience.

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Current/active Special Program Access (SAP).

Experience with military aircraft subsystem development, with requirements definition, specification development, component analysis, procurement, source selection, integration and test and verification for advance aircraft.

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

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.

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.