Principal Mission Management Equipment Engineer

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’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Principal Mission Management Equipment Responsible Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. The Mission Management Equipment Engineer in this role must possess in-depth knowledge of computers and electronics for mission processing and data storage and experience in the definition, design, integration, test, and certification of related hardware and software requirements and will be responsible for one or more of the following: Interpret, allocate, tailor, write and flow down requirements to all levels of a system architecture. Design and develop computer and network architectures, perform hardware integration and testing, and requirements analysis. Trade studies, documenting subsystem architectures, analyzing performance, and evaluating Technology Readiness Level (TRL) with regard to supplier current and future products offerings. Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams and specifications. Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate mission management subsystems to meet platform mission objectives. Technical management of program strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration and test support. Developing supplier documentation, performance based specifications, and statements of work. Building supplier evaluation criteria and experience in conducting technical evaluations, documenting results and selection. Review documents from the supplier’s development effort and support supplier technical interchange meetings and design reviews. A successful Communications Engineer has good leadership skills and understands the scope of the work and the impact of the work on other teams, consistently brings up concerns, issues and risks to program and technical leadership and holds the team to a high level of technical rigor.