Staff Aeronautical Engineer - Redondo Beach, United States - Northrop Grumman

Description

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.
This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Staff Aeronautical Engineer - Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our South Bay Vehicle Engineering organization.

This position is located in Redondo Beach, CA.


Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of VMS engineers and provide guidance to technical team and program leadership
• Define key subsystem capabilities, performance requirements, and design constraints in accordance with customer specifications
• Define, develop, and manage system components, interface definitions, and implementation approaches
• Interface with flight-critical and safety-critical systems for control of an aircraft, in particular functionality for control and status reporting.
• Example systems may include the following subsystems:
• Flight Control Actuation
• Brake Control
• Nose Wheel Steering
• Electrical Power
• Environmental Control
• Ground Support Interfaces
• Landing Gears & Doors
• Fuel Systems
• Air Data Systems
• Perform technical planning, analysis, and hardware trade studies to meet requirements
• Perform component hardware and software integration, and derive software requirements for control of flight-critical and safety-critical systems
• Develop and execute component, subsystem, and system level test procedures to verify functionality of the VMS hardware and software
• Coordinate with software engineers, subsystems/ design engineers, hardware engineers, test and integration, suppliers, systems engineering.
• Investigate and resolve system anomalies across multiple engineering disciplinesThe selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations and collaborative/team settings across all levels

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field from an accredited university with 14 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in STEM with 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 9 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience leading an engineering team; preferably a VMS team.
• Experience with coordinating with program leadership, budgeting, and work scope planning.
• An active DoD Secret or higher security clearance is required
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree or PhD in Mechanical, Aerospace, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering discipline from an accredited university
• Experience with design, development, and/or integration of the Air Vehicle systems and subsystems listed above
• 5+ years leading VMS teams
• 5+ years coordinating with program leadership, budgeting, work scope planning.
• Experience with digital bus and analog interfaces
• Experience with power electronics
• Experience with hardware/software integration, verification & validation
• Experience with engineering modeling and simulation
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team, organize work, manage time, plan, and prioritize
• Current or previous Special Program Access (PAR/SPA)

Salary Range:
$165,000 - $247,600 The 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. Employees may be eligible for 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 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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.