Crew & Equipment Design Engineer (level 2 / 3)

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Melbourne, FL +1 · Mechanical

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Crew & Equipment Design Engineer (Level 2 or 3) to develop, modify, and maintain aircraft crew and equipment design configurations. Responsibilities include designing escape systems, transparencies, cockpit interiors, pilot controls, operator workstations, and secondary structures, integrating human factors, and performing trade studies. The role requires experience with CAD software (NX and Teamcenter preferred) and a Secret security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Crew Systems/Cockpit design and and/or Equipment Integration associated with one or more of the following areas: Escape Systems, Transparencies and Canopies, Cockpit Furnishings, Interiors, and Lighting, Pilot Controls and Displays, Operator workstations, consoles, displays, and equipment racks, Aircraft Secondary Structure
  2. Overall cockpit and workstation layouts, including integration of human factor aspects
  3. Develop mockups, and simulators
  4. Perform trade studies, determine results and conclusions, and make recommendations
  5. Identify and Manage Risks, Issues and Opportunities

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline
  • 2 years of related professional/military experience (for Level 2)
  • 5 years of related professional/military experience (for Level 3)
  • Ability to transfer and maintain U.S. government Secret clearance
  • Experience with aircraft crew/cockpit design, interiors, or mission equipment/hardware integration
  • Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software applications

Nice to have

  • Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline
  • Familiarity with NX CAD software and Teamcenter PLM
  • Familiarity with NX Human Modeling
  • Experience with Cockpit flight controls, crew accommodations, mission systems and subsystems interfaces
  • Familiarity with aircraft rack design, shock isolation, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment integration, and mission line replaceable unit (LRU) mounting/integration
  • Familiarity with implementing design/integration considerations associated with size, weight, power, and cooling requirements for aircraft equipment
  • Experience interpreting component detail drawings, specifications, installation drawings, and test procedures

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret clearance