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Northrop Grumman · 3 weeks ago

Sr. Principal Engineer Responsible / Analysis – Fire Protection - R10215998

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $184K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking a Sr. Principal Responsible/Analysis Engineer – Fire Protection Systems. The role involves designing and developing fire protection systems for aircraft, performing system analysis, and ensuring compliance with airworthiness criteria.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Performing responsible engineer activities, which include all aspects of fire protection system/component design and development including trade studies, layouts, architecture definition, system test & verification, and troubleshooting. These activities may also include participating on a subcontractor management team and will act as the technical point of contact with suppliers for hardware development, qualification, and procurement

Performing system related analysis, such as performance simulation, in support of the development of the fire protection subsystem including integration with other aircraft subsystems

System level test planning, execution support, verification, data processing, and troubleshooting

System level evaluations to verify requirements and ensure airworthiness criteria are met

Attending internal program, customer, and/or supplier technical exchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates

Qualification

Fire protection systemsThermodynamicsFluid mechanicsHeat transferAmesimMATLAB/SimulinkThermal DesktopFlomasterSTAR-CCM+Military airworthiness certificationTechnical proposalsSupplier relationsCustomer relationsLeadership

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline AND 8 years of engineering experience, OR Master's degree in STEM AND 6 years of engineering experience, OR PhD in STEM AND 3 years of engineering experience

Your ability to obtain and/or 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

Must have professional experience related to the development and integration of fire protection subsystems or components

Preferred

Master's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering with focus on thermodynamic, fluid mechanic and/or heat transfer disciplines

Experience with aircraft subsystem development, with requirements definition, specification development, component analysis, procurement, source selection, integration and test and verification for advance aircraft

Experience performing thermodynamic, fluid mechanic and/or heat transfer analysis related to military/commercial aircraft and subsystems

Experience modeling fluid systems utilizing Amesim, MATLAB/Simulink, Thermal Desktop, Flomaster, and/or STAR-CCM+ software

Experience with the military airworthiness certification process using MIL-HDBK-516

Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures

Experience in supporting pursuits and proposals, including generating, reviewing, and approving technical proposals and BOEs

Demonstrated experience in leadership related to integrated product teams, including supplier and customer (internal and external) relations