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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman is an industry leader in Stealth Technology. We are involved in all phases of development, production, and maintenance of Low Observable (LO) platforms. We are currently looking for Stealth / Low Observable / Radar Cross Section (RCS) / Signature / Survivability / Vulnerability Engineers to work on exciting and challenging projects and are hiring a Principal Engineer Survivability - Vulnerability to work on-site in Melbourne, Florida. We need your help to engineer at the edge of the impossible! We would like you to bring your experience in design integration, product support or antenna integration to assist our highly skilled an innovative team.

Position Overview:

The selected candidate will report to the Vulnerability & Live Fire test IPT within the greater Survivability IPT.  Your assignments will result in the understanding of the vulnerability of the aircraft system through various modeling & simulation and analysis techniques as well as live fire test activities. 

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.  There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.  Travel up to 25% may be required.

Essential Duties:

• Develops target models aircraft from NX models.
• Conducts 26 view and burst point analyses using the AJEM vulnerability analysis tool.
• Determines contributors of overall Probability of Kill values.
• Conducts sensitivity analyses.
• Briefs the customer and other government officials on specific analysis assignments, including findings and status.
• Performs planning, execution, and reporting of live fire tests.
• Develops test concepts and derives test shot parameters.
• Uses statistical analysis tools/processes to conduct Designs of Experiment (DOE)
• Conducts trade studies to assess vulnerability reduction feature additions/selection based on live fire testing data.
• Briefs the customer and other government officials on specific testing assignments, including findings and status.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM and 3 years of related engineering experience

• Thorough understanding of the threats and threat effects
• Demonstrated competence with the vulnerability analysis tool set (COVART or AJEM)
• Construction or modification of target models
• Use of statistical tools, i.e., JMP
• Thorough understanding of vehicle systems and aircraft structures
• Experiencing authoring or updating Vulnerability Assessment Reports (VARs)
• Extensive experience with customer counterpart collaboration
• Understanding of live fire testing
• Incorporating live fire test data and results into the vulnerability analysis

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• B.S/M.S. in Aerospace or Aeronautical engineering
• Vulnerability analysis program planning
• Use of complex analysis tools, i.e., Amesim, LS-Dyna
• Exposure to structural analysis
• Hand on experience with live fire testing

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Primary Level Salary Range: $108,200.00 - $162,400.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.