Staff Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer

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

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer in Melbourne, FL. This role involves leading the design, development, integration, and testing of flight test instrumentation systems, including electrical and mechanical drawings, configuration, signal conditioning, sensor selection, calibration, and data acquisition hardware/software. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM with 12+ years of experience (or Master's with 10, or PhD with 8) and a Top Secret clearance. Experience with telemetry, RF, onboard recording systems, ground stations, or sub-systems, and specialized test equipment/sensors is required. Preferred qualifications include experience with TTC data systems, Navy flight test environments, Symvionics IADS software, and data bus architectures.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible for the development of Flight Test Instrumentation process, procedures and modifications of both Electrical and Mechanical engineering drawings related to Instrumentation systems for ground and flight test activities.
  2. Define Instrumentation system configurations and signal conditioning requirements common to Airborne Data Acquisition Hardware and Software such as sensor selection, installation methods, calibration and checkout requirements.
  3. Perform a variety of duties, including engineering design tasks as assigned, participating in electrical design reviews, and procedure writing.
  4. Design and Maintain TTC Airborne Data Acquisition Systems, including an onboard Data Monitoring Station in conjunction with typical Data system components.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 12 years of related professional experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 10 years of related professional experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience
  • Ability to transfer and maintain a Top Secret government clearance
  • professional experience with one or more of the following: telemetry, RF, onboard recording systems, ground stations, or sub-systems
  • professional experience with specialized Instrumentation test equipment/sensors. (e.g. Strain Gages, Accelerometers, Pressure Transducers)

Nice to have

  • Ability to create detailed design specifications, product manuals, ICDs, and/or design handbooks.
  • Design and operational experience with TTC data systems.
  • Experience working in Navy Flight Test environments
  • Familiarity with fundamental principles of Symvionics IADS software or working in a Mission Control Room
  • Basic knowledge of data bus architecture MIL-STD-1553, IEE-1394, ARINC-429, RS232 and RS422.

What the JD emphasized

  • Top Secret government clearance