Senior Principal Instrumentation Mechanical Designer (Test Labs)
- Location:
- Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.
Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Instrumentation Mechanical Designer (Test Labs) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test & Evaluation organization. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.
In this role, you will be responsible for mechanical designs associated with flight test mechanical equipment, and integration onto test vehicles. These design activities will be associated with any of the following – cable interface assemblies, data acquisition hardware, and a variety of sensors design to measure stress, thermal, vibration, and linear / rotational displacement.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive
Responsibilities may include:
- Facilitating the mechanical design life cycle from concept to system integration for flight test instrumentation hardware.
- Facilitating cross IPT / discipline collaboration in the development of flight test instrumentation designs.
- Procuring hardware in support of mechanical designs.
- Serving as the point of contact with vendors, manufacturers, and technician teams in the fabrication, assembly, and installation of flight test instrumentation equipment.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience in engineering; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related professional/military experience in engineering; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 4 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with lab and flight test instrumentation.
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Systems Test and or Flight Test certification.