Northrop Grumman

Data Display and Controls (DDC) Electronics Engineer

Northrop Grumman$79K — $118K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; or Master's degree with no experience required.
  • Experience with design and integration of flight deck equipment.
  • Knowledge of COTS / MIL-COTS hardware and performance analysis.
  • Familiarity with system engineering design methods and requirements flow-down.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills and data analysis experience.
  • Active US Government Secret Clearance is mandatory.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and manage requirements documentation across design levels.
  • Create design guidelines and perform technical analyses.
  • Present design materials during review sessions with stakeholders.
  • Integrate lab-based LRUs while diagnosing and resolving issues.
  • Conduct tests and demonstrations in a lab environment.
  • Lead subcontract management for requirement sell-offs.
  • Facilitate technical reviews addressing risks and opportunities.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Health insurance, life, and disability insurance offered.
  • Savings plan included.
  • Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Data Display and Controls (DDC) Electronics Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Melbourne, FL reporting to our Strike Mission Systems IPT supporting Data Displays and Controls.

The Data Display and Controls (DDC) Electronics Engineer selected is expected to be a highly motivated self-starter with an ability to operate/communicate effectively with leadership, customer, suppliers, engineers, and technicians.

Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Write/draft, interpret, allocate, tailor, and flow down requirements to all design levels.
  • Author design guidelines, complete technical analyses and write reports.
  • Present material during design reviews to internal and external customers.
  • Integrate LRUs in the Lab to include finding and fixing PARs.
  • Run test, demonstrations, and analysis in the lab environment.
  • Lead a subcontracts management team for Requirements sell off and CVID sell off.
  • Drive technical changes through review boards to include risk, issues, and opportunities


Basic Qualifications:
  • Electronics Engineer - Networking: Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience
  • Experience with design, development, and integration of flight deck equipment
  • Experience in COTS / MIL-COTS hardware functional design and performance analysis
  • Experience with trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings
  • Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
  • Demonstrated problem-solving ability and data analysis experience
  • Must have an active US Government 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


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
  • Experience with Military Navigation and Navigation Aids
  • Experience with integrating Military Navigation instrumentation on aircraft and interfacing with mission software
  • Integration and/or Design experience with one or more of the following avionics systems as applied to military aircraft: Flight Management Systems (FMS), Primary Flight Displays (PFDs), Control Display Units (CDUs), Terrain Avoidance and Warning, Systems (TAWS), Crew Alerting System (CAS), Moving Maps, Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) Navigation Systems
  • Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) experience
  • Performance Based Navigation (PBN) experience and attaining PBN certification
  • Experience designing RTCA DO-178 software standard
  • Experience designing RTCA DO-254 hardware standard
  • Experience designing to RTCA DO-200 standard
  • Experience designing RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards
  • Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
  • Experience leading/guiding teams through product definition and implementation
  • Experience communicating with and presenting to senior leadership
  • Experience collaborating on large interdisciplinary teams
  • Experience in supplier/subcontract management
  • Experience in the development of real-time embedded software
  • Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)


Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
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$36.7 billion
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