RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 2) / Principal Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 3) to join our diverse Vehicle Engineering team in Melbourne, FL.
As the Vehicle Management Systems (VMS) Engineer you will lead the design, development, and verification of flight‑critical management systems that meet rigorous customer specifications and standards. This role bridges system concept, hardware/software integration, and operational testing, ensuring that every VMS component delivers reliable performance throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Define design and technology maturity constraints of the system in accordance with customer specifications.
- Develop thorough definition of system external interfaces. Defines system implementation approach and operational concept.
- Ensure requirements are met and evaluates performance with customer.
- Design flight‑critical control systems and overall VMS architecture with optimized redundancy levels.
- Create and maintain VMS specification development, requirements definition, functional modeling, and VMS testing
- Lead anomaly investigation and resolution.
- Supports subsystems to VMS interfaces including managing requirements, design, testing and presenting updates to internal and external customers.
**Basic Qualifications: **
This requisition may be filled at a **Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 2) **OR Principal Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 3) level based on the qualifications below.
Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 2)
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience.
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret 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.
- Professional experience with at least one of the following technical disciplines: subsystem integration and test, data bus architecture definition, system integrity analysis, Vehicle Management Systems architecture development
Principal Vehicle Management Systems Engineer (Level 3)
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military experience.
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret 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.
- Professional experience with at least one of the following technical disciplines: subsystem integration and test, data bus architecture definition, system integrity analysis, Vehicle Management Systems architecture development
**Preferred Qualifications: **
- Previous experience with design, development, and/or integration of Air Vehicle systems and subsystems in the military/aerospace environment
- Previous airworthiness experience
- Integrated Hardware/Software (Subsystem/System Feature) validation experience.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
The 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.