At Northrop Grumman we develop cutting-edge technology that preserves freedom and advances human discovery. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of technological advancement in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We continue to innovate with developments from launching the first commercial flight to space, to discovering the early beginnings of the universe. Our employees are not only part of history, but they are also making history.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff BLOS Communications Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL and will be based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. This position has NO Hybrid or Remote work available.
The successful candidate will contribute to the overall development of communications subsystems, including developing functional architectures, analyzing performance, developing and managing requirements and interfaces, and verifying/validating all allocated requirements.
The Engineer in this role will be responsible for one or more of the following:
Support development and integration of communications subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Perform performance and functional analyses
Conducting detailed trade studies
Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Support technical discussions with the customer and have daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, or Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 10 years of related professional/military experience.
Experience in supplier/subcontract management; Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
Designing, integrating, testing, installing, operating LOS (VLF Rx, HF, VHF, UHF, Ku) communication systems in airborne military applications
Experience with voice, military and network waveforms
Experience with performance assessment through link margin and antenna pattern analyses
Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Top-Secret clearance, and any program access required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
Experience building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection
Ability to review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design review