Northrop Grumman

Senior/ Principal Mission Management Equipment Responsible Engineer

Northrop Grumman$98K — $147K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5-8 years of related professional experience; or a Master's degree and 3-6 years; or a Ph.D. and 4 years.
  • Experience integrating COTS electronics into military systems.
  • Familiarity with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.).
  • U.S. Government Secret Clearance required, with the capability to obtain Top Secret Clearance.
  • Preferred: Industry certification in data storage systems, such as SNIA SCSP or equivalent.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret and document system requirements for mission management equipment.
  • Design and integrate data storage solutions, ensuring hardware compatibility and performance.
  • Analyze and estimate performance of system components according to standards.
  • Conduct trade studies and evaluate Technology Readiness Levels of suppliers' products.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate subsystems to meet mission objectives.
  • Manage technical relationships with program partners and suppliers through all phases of development.
  • Develop and document supplier performance specifications and evaluation criteria.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available.
  • Health insurance coverage and life/disability insurance.
  • Savings plan offering retirement benefits.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off for personal business.
  • Eligibility for overtime, shift differentials, and discretionary bonuses.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Senior/ Principal Mission Management Equipment Responsible Engineerto join the team of qualified individuals on our Avionics Organization. This position is located onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

The Mission Management Equipment Engineer in this role must possess in-depth knowledge of computers and electronics for mission processing and data storage and experience in the definition, design, integration, test, and certification of related hardware and software requirements and will be responsible for one or more of the following:

  • Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture

  • Design and develop data storage solutions, perform hardware integration and testing, and requirements analysis

  • Perform analyses and estimate performance of components, subsystems and systems in accordance with governmental and commercial standards.

  • Trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings

  • Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications

  • Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate mission management subsystems to meet platform mission objectives

  • Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support

  • Developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work

  • Building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection

  • Review documents from the supplier9s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews


A successful Mission Management Equipment Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.

Basic Qualifications:

Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer:

  • Must have a Bachelor9s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master9s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

  • Must have experience with integration of COTS electronics into military systems

  • Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels

  • At minimum, an active U.S.Government Secret Clearance Secret is required to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs

Sr. Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer:

  • Must have a Bachelor9s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master9s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.

  • Must have experience with integration of COTS electronics into military systems

  • Must have experience with system modeling and requirements management tools (Cameo, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.), developing/maturing requirements, and tracing requirements through various levels

  • At minimum, an active U.S.Government Secret Clearance Secret is required to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience working with a Data at Rest (DAR) product certified to government standards, such as NSA Type-1, Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) or NIST FIPS 140-3

  • Possess a data storage industry certification such as SNIA SCSP, Netapp NCDA, Dell/EMC DCA or similar

  • Possess a DODD 8570 certification, such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, or similar network/security certifications

  • Experience architecting physical and logical storage systems to meet capacity, reliability, and workload-dependent performance requirements

  • Experience deploying network attached storage systems, to include configuring mount points, exports, ACLs and permissions for heterogeneous client systems

  • Experience developing backup and recovery strategies, to include snapshot and replication scheduling, disaster recovery and business continuity planning to meet RTO and RPO objectives

  • Experience with Linux or Unix-based operating systems

  • Basic scripting experience (e.g. Bash, Python)

  • An active Top Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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 candidate9s 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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Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
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Revenue
$36.7 billion
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