Principal/Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer (Levels 3/4)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer or Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer to join our team of qualified individuals in defining the future. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

**This position may be filled either at the Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer (T03) level OR at the Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer (T04) level based on the qualifications listed. **

The Environmental Qualification (EQ) Engineer drives the translation of design requirements into actionable specifications, tailoring and allocating them across all design levels while authoring guidelines and reviewing test documentation. They serve as the primary liaison for EQ issues, presenting findings during internal and external design reviews and collaborating with leadership, customers, suppliers, engineers, and technicians. Additionally, they develop models, perform analyses, and oversee compliance testing—often on-site at supplier facilities—to ensure components, subsystems, and systems meet environmental qualification standards such as MIL-STD-810 and RTCA?DO-160.

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Serve as a proactive, self-starting liaison who communicates effectively with leadership, customers, suppliers, engineers, and technicians.

Write, draft, interpret, allocate, tailor, and flow-down environmental qualification requirements across all design levels.

Present EQ issues and solutions during internal and external design reviews.

Author design guidelines and review test procedures, test reports, and technical analyses.

Participate in cross-discipline design reviews to ensure integrated compliance.

Develop models and perform analytical assessments of components, subsystems, and complete systems.

Conduct gap analyses to determine whether equipment meets customer specifications and to identify associated risk factors.

Ensure designs meet governmental and industry standards such as MIL-STD-810, RTCA?DO-160, and MIL-HDBK-310.

Travel to supplier sites to guide, witness, and validate qualification testing activities.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer 

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional experience OR PhD degree in a STEM discipline AND 1 year of related professional experience.
• Must have experience working with Military Subsystems or Avionics Systems Environmental Qualification (EQ).
• Must be able to brief/support customer/subcontractor meetings as required.
• Must have an active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Environmental Qualification Engineer 

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional experience OR PhD degree in a STEM discipline AND and 4 year of related professional experience.
• Must have experience working with Military Subsystems or Avionics Systems Environmental Qualification (EQ).
• Must be able to brief/support customer/subcontractor meetings as required.
• Must have an active US Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of governing standards such as MIL-STD-810 and RTCA DO-160.
• Active US Government Top Secret clearance with Special Access Program (SAP).
• Experience with avionics thermal and/or vibration analysis and related software such as ANSYS, Flotherm, FEMAP, etc.

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $140,760.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.