Staff Electrical Engineer – Instrumentation Architect (Lab and Flight Test)
- Location:
- Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
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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 Staff Systems Engineer Architect, Instrumentation to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.
As an Instrumentation architect, you will be responsible for developing instrumentation architectures that will be implemented in advanced labs, ground test aircraft and flight test aircraft.
Responsibilities may include:
- Defining instrumentation system configurations and signal conditioning requirements and architectures common to Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware.
- Performing a variety of duties, including engineering design tasks as assigned, participating in electrical design reviews, and procedure writing.
- Developing architectural implementations for TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems, Telemetry ground station equipment to include auto tracking antennas, RF receivers, bit-syncs, decommutators, demultiplexers, communication system matrix, chapter 10 recorders, and camera systems.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 12 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience.
- 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 working in Flight Test or Lab Test environments
- Professional experience with one or more of the following: telemetry, RF, onboard recording systems, ground stations, sub-systems
- Professional experience with specialized Instrumentation test equipment/sensors. (e.g. Strain Gages, Accelerometers, Pressure Transducers)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with pressure transducers and other commonly used instrumentation sensors.
- Basic knowledge of data bus architecture MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS232 an RS422.
- Ability to create detailed design specifications, product manuals, ICDs, and/or design handbooks.
- Design and operational experience with TTC data systems.
- Familiarity with fundamental principles of Symvionics IADS software or working in a Mission Control Room.