VMS Analysis/Architect
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: October 4, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
- Clearance Type: SAP
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this
position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be
available
- Positions Available: 1At 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics
Systems has an opening for a Vehicle Management Systems Principal
Engineer / Sr Principal Engineer to join our team of qualified,
diverse individuals. This position is located in Melbourne,
Florida. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on
qualifications listed below. Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
Engineer requires coursework and/or experience in aircraft vehicle
management systems. A VMS engineer designs and develops system
architectures, and defines key capabilities and performance
requirements. Defines design and technology maturity constraints of
the system in accordance with customer specifications. Develops
thorough definition of system external interfaces. Defines system
implementation approach and operational concept. Ensures
requirements are met and evaluates performance with customer.
Duties include: flight critical system design for aircraft control;
architecture design with optimized redundancy levels; trade
studies; specification of hardware elements and technical support
to procurement; vehicle management software specification and
oversight; fault management design; lab testing of flight hardware
& software; on-aircraft testing; support to vehicle flight testing;
and anomaly resolution. We seek candidates with strong written and
verbal communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team,
and the ability to organize work, manage time, plan, and
prioritize. Primary responsibilities will include VMS Specification
development, requirements definition, functional modeling, and VMS
testing. In addition, engineer will support subsystems to VMS
interfaces including managing requirements, design, testing and
presenting updates to internal and external customers. BASIC
QUALIFICATIONS: This requisition may be filled at either a
Principal Engineer Aeronautical or a Sr Principal Engineer
Aeronautical level. The basic qualifications for a Principal
Engineer Aeronautical are: --- Bachelor's Degree in a Science,
Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field from an
accredited university with 5 years of system architecture
definition experience OR a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of
system architecture definition experience. --- Experience with at
least one of the following technical disciplines: subsystem
integration and test, data bus architecture definition, system
integrity analysis, Vehicle Management Systems architecture
development --- Must have an active DoD Secret clearance (with
background investigation completed within the last 6 years or
currently enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) --- Must have the
ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)
clearance prior to start of employment. The basic qualifications
for a Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical are: --- Bachelor's Degree
in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field
from an accredited university with 8 years of system architecture
definition experience OR a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of
system architecture definition experience. --- Experience with at
least one of the following technical disciplines: subsystem
integration and test, data bus architecture definition, system
integrity analysis, VMS architecture development --- Must have an
active DoD Secret clearance (with background investigation
completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled in
Continuous Evaluation) --- Must have the ability to obtain and
maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to start of
employment. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: --- Previous experience with
design, development, and/or integration of Air Vehicle systems and
subsystems in the military aerospace environment --- Active Top
Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain Special Access
Program (SAP) clearance --- Prior airworthiness experience ---
Integrated Hardware/Software (Subsystem/System Feature) validation
experience.Salary Range: $92,600 - $139,000Salary Range 2: $114,900
- $172,300The 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.
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