Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Staff Communications Engineer - Supplier On-Site
United States-Florida-Melbourne
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $222K/yr
9+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Staff Communications Engineer - Supplier On-Site to join their team in Melbourne, FL. The role involves developing innovative solutions for communications subsystems, acting as a liaison between the supplier and internal teams, and supporting the integration of radar subsystems.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Primary function/duties of this role is to be an engineering/program technical representative who will be on-site at the supplier location >50% of the time
Day to Day liaison between supplier organization and NGAS PM, Technical Lead, SMT Lead and Responsible Engineer
Support technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support
Lead and/or support technical discussions with the supplier and having daily interaction with management, external personnel, and various sub teams
Support development and integration of radar subsystems and components to meet platform mission objectives
Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders
Performing risk analysis and developing mitigation plans and tracking to closure
Conduct engineering trade analyses to determine different courses of actions and advise management in support of providing supplier guidance through Subcontracts Administrator
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. (STEM) 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
Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing RF equipment for airborne platforms
Experience in supplier/subcontract management
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
Demonstrated ability to assimilate new concepts quickly and independently and work in a self-directed manner
Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing EW or Radar subsystems for airborne platforms
Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
Experience in model based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
Experience with generating and managing requirements in DOORs
Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
Experience with developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work
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
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