Northrop Grumman Australia · 4 months ago
Staff Data Displays and Controls (DDC) Hardware Lead
United States-Florida-Melbourne
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $222K/yr
12+ years expNorthrop Grumman Australia is seeking a Staff Data Displays and Controls (DDC) Hardware Lead to join their team in Melbourne, FL. The role involves leading the development of DDC subsystems, performing functional analyses, and managing requirements while collaborating with engineers and program stakeholders.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead and support development and integration of piloted aircraft display and processing components
Requirements development, analysis, maturation and implementation translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
Performing functional and performance analyses
Conducting detailed trade studies
Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders
Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
Developing and maintaining supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work
Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews
Identifying/planning/executing informal and formal testing of subsystem requirements in lab, troubleshooting hardware in the lab
Performing aircraft ground and flight test on subsystems to validate and verify subsystem requirement and sell-off
Lead and/or support technical discussions with the customer and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, customers, and various sub teams
Guiding the team through development/implementation activities
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 14 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 9 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Experience with design, development, and integration of flight deck equipment
Experience in COTS / MIL-COTS hardware functional design and performance analysis
Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
Experience engaging directly with internal and external technical and programmatic representatives
Preferred
Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment
Demonstrated problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Experience with Flight Management Systems (FMS), Primary Flight Displays (PFDs), Control Display Units (CDUs), Terrain Avoidance and Warning Systems (TAWS), Crew Alerting System (CAS), Moving Maps
Experience designing to RTCA DO-178 software standard
Experience designing to RTCA DO-254 hardware standard
Experience designing to RTCA DO-200 standard
Experience designing to RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards
Experience with MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429 and Ethernet communication protocols
Experience in model based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) experience
Performance Based Navigation (PBN) experience and attaining PBN certification
Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
Experience in supplier/subcontract management
Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase