Staff Engineer Aeronautical
At a glance
Senior Engineering Leadership role at Ngc. United States-California-Edwards AFB · full-time · $177,000–$265,500 base.
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What you'll do
- Turn customer and product requirements into system designs that account for technical, schedule and cost limits
- Define hardware and software interfaces, allocate requirements and compare design options through trade studies
- Plan system integration and verification, including test readiness, test procedures and lab architecture
- Run system tests, troubleshoot equipment and combine software and hardware interfaces
- Analyze system performance, risk and supportability across design, fabrication, testing and operation
What you bring
- A STEM bachelor’s degree with twelve years of related work, a master’s with ten, or a doctorate with eight
- An active U.S. Top Secret clearance, with a recent investigation or Continuous Evaluation enrollment, and ability to secure SAP access
- Hands-on test experience with control-room procedures, radio communications, monitoring and checklist execution
- Background in software or system integration and testing, plus experience writing and carrying out test procedures
- Strong technical writing and the ability to earn and maintain required engineering qualifications
Who this fits
This is an on-site role at Edwards AFB, California, with travel of up to 25% and occasional night or weekend shifts. You need to be able to work on site full time and hold the required U.S. clearance; relocation assistance may be available. The opening is contingent on program funding.
From the employer
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.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 Staff Aeronautical Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in Edwards AFB, CA.
Be the technical authority for integration and verification, building lab architectures directly from requirements. Champion test readiness, fuse HW/SW interfaces, and deliver data that influences design and program decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
- Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
- Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
- Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
- The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.
- Travel up to 25% may be required.
- Available to work odd shifts to include nights and weekends
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Position my be filled at either level based on the qualifications below:
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 12 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 10 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience.
- Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Top Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
- In depth knowledge and experience of test experience, to include running checklists, radio communications, and working in a control room hierarchy, and control room monitoring.
- Demonstrated technical writing skills
- Experience in software/system integration, and software/system testing
- Required to obtain engineering qualification and maintain currency with company and customer provided training requirements.
- Experience with test, test equipment use and troubleshooting.
- Experience creating, updating and executing test procedure
Preferred Qualifications:
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Familiarization or experience with Confluence and JIRA
Experience with Microsoft Office and Integrated Analysis & Data System (IADS)
In depth knowledge and experience of various aerospace vehicles and mechanical systems
Experience working in an integrated test environment with multiple stakeholders and partners
Experience working in a combined test force (CTF) environment
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