Northrop Grumman - Redondo Beach, CA
posted 4 months ago
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 a Staff Engineer - Weapons Integration to join our team of qualified diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA and is assigned to 1st shift 9/80 Schedule. Functional design-integration requires in-depth technical knowledge of Stores Management System (SMS) / Suspension and Release Equipment (S&RE) - related hardware and software, as well as knowledge of governing standards such as MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-1760, Universal Armament Interface (UAI), etc., for the ability to carry and employ weapons. It also requires broad knowledge of overall aircraft subsystems and how they are used by the pilots and maintainers. Essential Duties include leading a team of engineers at multiple NGC and Customer locations in the planning and execution of F-35 weapons flight test activities, providing technical management and oversight of team members performing Weapons Functional Integration, and ensuring proper Stores Management System functionality. The role also involves performing a variety of duties in the weapons integration area, including research, data gathering, data analysis, and troubleshooting. The engineer will work from engineering specifications such as software requirements packages, Interface Control Documents, Performance Based Specifications, Architecture drawings, and other Engineering Instructions or technical data. Participation in the development process of integrating new weapons capabilities and representing NGC at high-visibility Technical Interchange Meetings with the customer and other US and Foreign partners is also required. Additionally, the engineer will support RFP activities related to the Weapons Integration IPT, including BOE Development, Fact Findings, and negotiations with the customer, while communicating across engineering disciplines and technology areas to integrate capabilities and communicate technical capabilities and analyses with internal stakeholders and external customers.